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Jul 06 2025

Thomas Cromwell and Government Intrigues

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
If you are looking for a good read, pick up Hilary Mantel's three book fictionalized life of Thomas Cromwell.
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Jul 04 2025

Happy Independence Day

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Have a wonderful Independence Day, remembering what the founding of this country was all about.
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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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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

A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 2026
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

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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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