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Nov 10 2016

One Last Semi-political Post

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It is important for everyone to understand how powerful the forces must be that drive the election of a deeply flawed candidate, and health care is part of that.
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Nov 09 2016

Some Modest Proposals to Improve Our Politics

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It's over. Now lets think about how to make it better.
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Nov 08 2016

Vote and Feel Fortunate

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
With all its apparent flaws, we are still very fortunate to live in a relatively free, democratic country.
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Nov 07 2016

Where Is the Spending, 2016 Style

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new AHRQ report is released on one of my favorite topics, where is health spending concentrated.
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Nov 04 2016

Mercer’s Take on Employer-Sponsored Plans

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Benefits consultant Mercer issues its review of company health plans, showing muted cost trends, at least for employers.
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Nov 03 2016

Consumerism’s Health Care Limits

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An interesting think piece from L.E.K Consulting suggests that consumerism is not the solution to rising health spending.
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Nov 02 2016

Another Survey of America’s Doctors

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Yet another extensive physician survey reveals deep dissatisfaction.
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Nov 01 2016

Kaiser Survey Part II

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The second part of our review of the 2016 Kaiser employer health benefits survey focuses on cost-sharing and other plan attributes.
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Oct 31 2016

Kaiser Health Benefits Survey Part 1

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The annual Kaiser Family Foundation survey of employment-based health benefits reveals continued cost stress.
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Oct 28 2016

New Primary Care Models

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A paper from PWC's Health Research Institute focuses on new primary care models.
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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

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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