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Sep 18 2025

High-Cost Patients in Employer-Sponsored Plans

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Employer health benefit plans also have a few members accounting for most spending.
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Sep 17 2025

The Anti-Strib, September 17, 2025 and Before

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More catching up on goings on in the local newspaper, the exemplar of non-journalism.
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Sep 17 2025

The 340B Drug Program

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The 340B drug purchase progam was intended to help low-income patients but has been distorted to help hospitals make money.
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Sep 16 2025

The US Health Insurance Industry

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The US health insurance industry is large and pretty profitable.
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Sep 15 2025

The Tim Walz Playbook

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Tim Walz is the exemplar of how the Dem party currently operates.
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Sep 12 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, September 12, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
No increase in extreme wildfires or in sea level rise--hysterics are crying.
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Sep 12 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 8, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An excellent week for US debt auctions, but not really for the US as we just keep adding to our debt and interest payment burden.
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Sep 11 2025

Charlie Kirk

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Conservatives are being intentionally targeted for violence and murder, in an environment created by Democrats and their media allies.
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Sep 10 2025

Schaudenfreude, Strib Style

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The Strib closes its local printing plant, reflecting continued decline of interest in its far-left coverage and opinions.
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Sep 10 2025

Further to the Issue With Autism Diagnoses

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new study proposes to increase autism diagnoses among girls.
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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

There is some weird angle here, as Angle Health raises $600 million in a new capital round, but it appears some of it is to provide liquidity to existing shareholders....
September 22, 2026
More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 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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