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Apr 11 2025

I Am Eris, Creator of Chaos

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Trump's handling of trade has probably irrevocably damaged his and Reps standing with the American people.
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Apr 10 2025

The 30-year Auction, April 10

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Tough to auction US debt in this tumultuous environment, but the 30-year bond auction today was pretty OK.
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Apr 10 2025

Education in Minnesota, or Lack Thereof

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Sixteen years of Dem governance have made Minnesota's education system far more expensive, while teaching children far less.
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Apr 09 2025

Today’s US Debt Auction

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another weird Treasury auction today, as the 10-year note sale shows the lowest domestic buyer interest ever.
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Apr 09 2025

Trade Policy Incoherence, Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The poor handling of the trade issue is creating a genuine crisis.
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Apr 08 2025

As I Said, Watch Out for this Week’s Debt Auctions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A brutal 3-year US note auction may set the tone for the rest of the week.
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Apr 07 2025

It Isn’t the Policy as Much as How It Is Done

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The trade chaos is seriously damaging the conservative cause.
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Apr 05 2025

That Was the Week that Was, Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Trump's tariff actions have no clear goal or logic.
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Apr 04 2025

March 2025 Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A better than expected jobs report, but we will see what happens all the tariff nonsense settles out.
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Apr 03 2025

The Markets Are Not Stupid

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
Markets understand how bad the Trump tariff taxes are for the US economy and consumers.
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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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