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Dec 31 2024

Lower and Middle-Income Consumers Are Stressed

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Consumers are stressed and it will affect economic growth.
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Dec 30 2024

What’s Ahead in 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
I have no idea what will happen in 2025 but I can make up some thoughts.
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Dec 29 2024

The Latest Issue of Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Health Affairs is one of the foremost health research journals, with an unfortunate lean toward DIE over the last few years.
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Dec 28 2024

2024 In Review

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
2024 was an anxiety-inducing year but maybe a substantial change for the better has occurred.
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Dec 27 2024

Climate Hysteria, December 28, 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
More research negating the warming effect of CO2 but finding it quite beneficial for human food production.
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Dec 26 2024

We Are Done Selling US Debt in 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
2024's auctions are over, but I assure you that more massive debt sales are coming in January and every month in 2025, with rising rates.
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Dec 24 2024

Have a Wonderful Christmas

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Find a way to enjoy Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate. It is time for happiness, if not joy.
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Dec 24 2024

This Was a Good US Debt Auction? Updated.

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another warning about interest rates and our debt pile from a two-year US debt auction.
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Dec 23 2024

Do Something For Others During the Holiday

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Do something nice for the underappreciated people doing the hard but necessary jobs in our society.
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Dec 22 2024

New Numbers on Minnesota’s Population and a Bonus Link

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota is losing existing residents and attracting high-cost legal and illegal immigrants.
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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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