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Jul 03 2025

June 2025 Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The June employment report is another positive indicator for the economy.
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Jul 02 2025

Independence Day and D-Day

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
It is a particularly moving and thoughtful Independence holiday time.
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Jul 01 2025

Job Market Is Looking Good?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A good job openings and turnover report for May of 2025.
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Jun 30 2025

Social Security Is Going Broke

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The latest report from Social Security's trustees paints a dire picture.
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Jun 28 2025

The Anti-Strib, June 28, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The Strib won't change its stripes.
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Jun 27 2025

The Latest National Health Expenditures Projections Out to 2033

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An annual report projects substantial annual increases in national health spending out to 2033.
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Jun 26 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of June 23, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A week of fairly acceptable US debt auctions.
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Jun 26 2025

Hospitalizations in the Medicare Advantage Program

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A report on hospitalizations and discharges in Medicare and Medicare Advantage shows what you would expect but is twisted by the authors.
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Jun 25 2025

Why Minnesota Is Becoming a Worse Place to Live

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Among the states, Minnesota experienced declining personal income and higher than average prices.
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Jun 25 2025

Another Week of Strib Gibberish, June 25, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Our local paper spews up its usual toxic blend of misinformation.
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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

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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