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Jan 20 2026

Johann Sebastian Bach

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A very music-oriented biography of Johann Sebastian Bach gives a detailed analysis of his compositions.
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Jan 20 2026

Who Are the Minneapolis “Protestors”?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The "protests" against immigration law enforcement in Minnesota are driven by billionaire funded groups and involve out-of-state paid nihilists and anarchists.
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Jan 19 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Is a Model for All of Humanity

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
MLK, Jr. would be a good model for modern-day nihilists to emulate.
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Jan 18 2026

More Strib Catchup, January 18, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
I am done with the Strib corrections for a while, but I am sure the paper won't change so ongoing scrutiny is necessary.
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Jan 17 2026

Health Spending in 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The CMS Office of the Actuary releases its report on 2024 national health spending.
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Jan 16 2026

Catching up on the Star Tribune, January 15, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota is a joke, and our main newspaper, the Star Tribune, is a cause of and reflection of that status.
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Jan 15 2026

Cancer Statistics

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The US is making progress against cancer, and by the way, the stats show no evidence of CV-19 vax causing huge numbers of cancers.
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Jan 15 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, January 14, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
There has been no increase in either hurricane number or strength during recent decades.
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Jan 14 2026

More Bad Science

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Another example of the perversion of science in pursuit of particular policies, in this case banning plastics.
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Jan 13 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of January 12, 2026 (Updated)

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The first US debt auctions of the year went off as expected, with steady, if somewhat high, inflation being a factor.
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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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