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Aug 26 2025

As I Keep Saying, THC Is Not Good For You

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, is a dangerous drug for your mental health.
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Aug 25 2025

Relearning Some Climate Basics

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Two articles give a different perspective on climate factors and the role of CO2.
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Aug 23 2025

Another Reason Why Tim Walz Has Made Minnesota Such a Family-Friendly State

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota is a horrid state to raise a family, but Lying Timmy Walz will tell you the opposite.
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Aug 22 2025

The American Academy of Pediatrics Hates Children

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The American Academy of Pediatrics is a disgraceful unscientific and woke specialty society, mostly dedicated to making money and hurting children.
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Aug 21 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of August 18, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A muted week for US debt auctions, that went off okay. in the aftermarket, rates are rising.
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Aug 20 2025

Big Employers Are Feeling the Health Price Increase Pressure Too

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Large employers also expect a very large health benefit cost increase in 2026.
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Aug 20 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, August 20, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A warmer world, if it is occurring, is better for humans and other life; a cold spell would be devastating.
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Aug 19 2025

Ukraine and Russia

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
President Trump is doing great work in his efforts at ending wars, but we need to be cautious that we don't enable barbaric dictators.
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Aug 17 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, August 17, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A reformulation of issues about temperature and climate changes provides a good challenge to the hysterical narrative.
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Aug 16 2025

More Evidence of Sharp Health Insurance Price Increases for 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Employer health plans are bracing for cost increases of 10% or more for 2026. The pain will fall largely on employees.
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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

Color Turquoise Health happy, as it raises $40 million in new capital to support an expansion of its business from price transparency to managing contracts for providers.  Unfortunately the price...
March 18, 2026
Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
March 10, 2026
Simplistically, high health spending is due to high hospital prices, which is due to excessive market power.  An article shows just how concentrated most US hospital markets are.   In...
March 10, 2026
Mental health companies are very hot.  Virtual mental health services provider Talkspace is being bought by hospital operator Universal Health for around $835 million, a high multiple of revenue and...
March 10, 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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