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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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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

InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 2026
Garner Health isn’t gathering any accolades from me, as it raises a new round of $100 million in capital at about a $2.5 billion valuation.   The company supposedly steers...
June 2, 2026
IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 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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