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Mar 20 2022

Some Climate Change Observations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
A couple of quick notes on climate propaganda, and that is exactly what it is. Truth hurts.
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Mar 19 2022

Who Does More School Spending Benefit?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Minnesotans pay more and more for schools, while children learn less and less.
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Mar 18 2022

The Ongoing Consolidation of Large Health Systems and Independent Providers

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A pernicious trend in the US health system has been the consolidation of hospitals and purchase of physician practices by these larger health systems.
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Mar 17 2022

Breakthrough Events, March 14

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The fully vaxed population accounts for most epidemic events.
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Mar 17 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 116

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Beware a renewed wave of panic and hysteria.
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Mar 17 2022

The Role of the Physician in Utilization Variance

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another piece of research seeking to understand why utilization patterns vary even within a geographic area.
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Mar 16 2022

Direct Contracting with Providers Reduces Employer Health Care Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Bundled episode payments for orthopedic and other surgical procedures negotiated directly with providers saved employers and employees a fair amount of money.
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Mar 15 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 115

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The epidemic is on the downslide, but not the onslaught of research summaries.
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Mar 14 2022

One Last Reminder on the Talk and Celebration

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments

Hope all of you can come out tonight around 6:30, the Crystal VFW 5222 Bass Lake Rd.  I will deliver a few remarks and we will all just be happy to be socializing like normal humans and have some fun.

Mar 14 2022

Comparison of Case Rates Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An updated look at the case rates in vaxed and unvaxed persons for hospitalizations and deaths, following the Omicron wave.
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

Headlines

Included Health wants no one to feel left out, so it is buying Firefly Health, which is attracted to the light of all that money.  Included Health is yet another...
July 29, 2026
Telehealth is still going strong and whenever possible the companies in the field talk about AI.  Doctronic has an “AI Doctor” which you can visit and it is acquiring Summer...
July 29, 2026
Speaking frankly, Candid Health looks like one of those companies we don’t need in health.  It claims to have new revenue cycle management software that is heavily driven by AI...
July 27, 2026
Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 2026

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About This Blog

The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

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