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Nov 18 2024

Medicare Advantage Out-of-Pocket Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Enrollees in Medicare Advantage pay substantially lower out-of-pocket costs than do those in traditional Medicare.
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Nov 17 2024

Help, It’s Melting, It’s Melting

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Antarctic sea ice stubbornly refuses to melt, as natural processes appear to dominate its variability.
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Nov 16 2024

What I Fear for Trump

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Trump is undermining himself when he already faces a rotten economy under the surface. Enough with the stupid distractions.
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Nov 14 2024

Meanwhile, There Is Economic News

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
We have a lot of debt, somewhat high interest rates, stubborn price pressures and stretched consumers.
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Nov 14 2024

Well That Didn’t Take Long

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
In the midst of a clear victory and a political grace period, Trump of course finds a way to self-destruct.
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Nov 13 2024

Trump’s Economic Policies

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Trump's focus should be on regulatory reform; not high tariffs or tax cuts.
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Nov 11 2024

November Non-Hysterical Climate Science

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another climate study challenges the hysterical orthodoxy that CO2 is controlling termperature.
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Nov 10 2024

Minnesota’s Education System Is in Massive Decline Under Wannabe Rockette Walz

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota's education system is expensive and declining in student learning.
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Nov 08 2024

A Little Economic News in the Midst of the Election Aftermath

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Watch interest rates on US debt over the next couple of weeks to see what the market thinks Trump's deficit actions will be.
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Nov 07 2024

Why Can’t We All Get Along, Part 2–Why Should We?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
This election isn't likely to end the intense political division largely caused by Dems and it shouldn't until they demonstrate a sincere desire to change.
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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

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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