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Sep 26 2025

Impact of Physician Consolidation

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Provider consolidation is a leading reason for why our health care is so expensive.
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Sep 25 2025

Renewable Energy Is a Scam for Rich People

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another renewable energy project bites the dust--expensive, unreliable and environmentally damaging.
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Sep 25 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 22, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A bad week for US debt, with succeedingly troubled auctions.
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Sep 24 2025

Book Review–The Rings of Saturn

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An accidental author discovery leads to a fascinating book.
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Sep 23 2025

California Screamin’

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
California is overrun with irrational ideologues whose ignorance is on full display every time they speak.
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Sep 23 2025

The September 2025 Issue of Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Now we turn our attention to the September issue of a supposedly premier health services research publication.
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Sep 22 2025

Employment in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota has weak job growth compared to other states and the national average, and almost all the growth is in government-supported sectors.
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Sep 21 2025

Health Affairs, August 2025 Edition

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A review of the content of the August issue of Health Affairs.
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Sep 20 2025

Student Achievement in the US

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Students aren't learning anything but crazy ideology in schools in many states, including Minnesota.
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Sep 19 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 15, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A weird week for US debt auctions.
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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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Research

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

There are so many health care companies that people struggle to come up with names and we end with weird stuff like Grow Therapy, which nonetheless raised $150 million to...
March 4, 2026
There has been a lot of activity lately in the once-hot field of primary care clinics.  Companies going bankrupt, out-of-business, being bought, merging.  Humana, which is now solely a Medicare...
February 18, 2026
Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 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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