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Jun 01 2021

The Milliman Family Health Care Cost Index

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The latest Milliman report on health costs for a typical family reveals a fluky decline for the first time ever.
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Jun 01 2021

Medical Pharmacy Benefits

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A huge percentage of the increase in health spending is caused by very expensive drugs administered in a provider's office.
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May 31 2021

Remember Remembering Day

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Reflect on why we should memorialize those who fought to protect our country and its ideals.
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May 30 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 76

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Take a holiday break and enjoy this lovely rendering of research summaries. Or maybe you would wisely choose to ignore CV-19 for the weekend.
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May 27 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 75

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Getting caught up on research before the holiday weekend!
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May 27 2021

Age-adjusted State Death Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Looking at states ranked by per capita, age-adjusted death rates sparks some interesting speculation.
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May 27 2021

CV-19 Deaths by Age

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
CV-19 deaths are wildly bifurcated by age.
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May 26 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 74 (Subtitle: After Ten Months, the Minnesota Mask Mandate Is Finally Working)

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
In this edition, after ten months the Minnesota Mask Mandate (3M) is finally working. Oh wait, it was ended a couple of weeks ago. Hmmm.
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May 26 2021

Active Cases, May 25

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest review of active cases.
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May 26 2021

Cohort Analysis, May 25

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest cohort analysis shows no rise in hospitalization rate, continued decline in death rate.
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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

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
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 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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