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Mar 23 2026

The Biggest Threat to Humanity

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Terrible belief systems and power-made autocrats are the worst enemy of humanity and progress.
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Mar 21 2026

IRS Migration Data

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Once again Minnesota is a top loser in people with income, but hey, we get lots of non-working fraudsters coming in.
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Mar 20 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, March 20, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
The current temperature rise, if accurate, is not unusual for the last 20,000 years.
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Mar 19 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of March 16, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A somewhat slow week for debt auctions, but one reflecting uncertainty around Iran.
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Mar 19 2026

It Never Ends With the CV-19 Deaths BS

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Another garbage modeling study claims that there were many more deaths early in the CV-19 epidemic.
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Mar 18 2026

Producer Prices, March 2026 Release

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A higher than expected producer price index price prompts unnecessary alarm.
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Mar 18 2026

Clark Gable

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Clark Gable was a complex person and actor.
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Mar 16 2026

There Is No Election Fraud in Minnesota, Ha-Ha-Ha

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Minnesota Democrats have passed laws to facilitate illegal voting so they can stay in power and they are fighting like crazy to stop federal investigations into their cheating.
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Mar 15 2026

The Complexities of MA Coding

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medicare Advantage's payment formula may have issues but it also may encourage plans to address member care needs.
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Mar 14 2026

Gary Cooper

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Gary Cooper was another of the big movie stars starting in the early talkies era.
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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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