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Aug 20 2026

Health Affairs, August 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another issue of health research journal Health Affairs.
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Aug 19 2026

The Anti-strib, Week of July 26 Onward, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The gibberish continues to roll out from Minnesota's most hated newspaper, although it isn't actually publishing news.
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Aug 19 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, August 14, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
There is a lot of inconsistency in theorizing around cloud changes and impact on climate.
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Aug 18 2026

Our Health Care Spending Crisis

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A health plan trade organization puts out a good summary of where the health care dollar goes and what can be done to help lower spending.
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Aug 18 2026

Climate Hysteria Debunked, August 18, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More nonsense from climate hysterics upended by actual research.
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Aug 17 2026

The US Is Disabled

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Slackers and fraudsters have made the cost of Social Security Disability and Medicare soar. It's past time for reform.
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Aug 16 2026

Pay for Performance Programs

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Yet another health care improvement program shows disappointing results.
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Aug 15 2026

Minnesota Has No Boomtowns?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some states in the country have fast-growing cities from an economic perspective, but not Minnesota.
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Aug 14 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of August 10, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another dismal weak for US taxpayers, as interest rates on US debt continue rising.
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Aug 14 2026

Like A Rolling Stone

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The Bob Dylan song is a complex all-time classic.
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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

Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 2026
Cityblock raises $116 million in new capital, partly to help with the acquisition of Homeward Health.  Cityblock coordinates and provides care in urban settings and Homeward is focused on rural...
August 21, 2026
Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 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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