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Jan 18 2025

“Non-Profit” Hospitals Aren’t

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Executives of non-profit hospitals are grotesquely overpaid, which is one cause of high health care prices.
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Jan 16 2025

Minnesota Is a Great State for Starting a Business, According to Little Timmy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
As usual, Fat Timmy lies when he opens his mouth. Minnesota is about the worst state to start a business in.
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Jan 16 2025

Inflation Is Tamed?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Yesterday's inflation report was wrongly hailed as a sign of slowing price growth.
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Jan 15 2025

Bias in Social Sciences Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
New research demonstrates that ideological bias permeates the "results" of social science studies.
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Jan 14 2025

Giving People Free Stuff Doesn’t Solve Problems

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Giving people Medicaid does not reduce their propensity to commit crimes.
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Jan 13 2025

We Are a Doomed Society

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I think our country is on an irreversible path that continues to spiral down.
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Jan 12 2025

Venture Capital in the Third Quarter of 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In Q3 2024, venture capital firms and venture-backed companies continue to face a tough environment.
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Jan 11 2025

Climate Hysteria and Unintended Consequences

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Banning sulfur-based shipping fuels is one likely cause of last year's warmth.
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Jan 10 2025

The Most Absurd Climate Article You Will Ever Read

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A truly stupid KFF article says climate change is causing mental health issues for young people.
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Jan 10 2025

Another Puzzling Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A strong jobs report means no more interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
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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

Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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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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