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May 22 2025

The Bond Market Is Not Happy With More Deficit Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A bad US debt auction should be a stark warning to Republicans about the need to prioritize spending cuts.
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May 21 2025

Manufacturing in the US

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A few charts show that manufacturing is actually doing a lot better in the US than JD Vance would have you believe.
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May 21 2025

Trump and House Republicans Are Fiscally Reckless

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The "Big Beautiful Bill" will continue the reckless spending that is destroying our financial state and economy.
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May 21 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, May 21, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Greenland is not experiencing unusual temperatures.
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May 20 2025

Climate Hysteria Debunked, May 20, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another article looking at the past 2000 years of temperatures finds nothing unusual about current warmth, if it exists.
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May 19 2025

Causes of Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A recent paper provides a good explanation for factors strongly related to the level of inflation.
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May 18 2025

Health Affairs, May 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A summary of research in the latest issue of Health Affairs.
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May 17 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, May 17, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A new paper shows that the majority of alleged temperature increases in the US are due to urban heat effects, but the struggle to get the paper published tells the…
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May 16 2025

Little Timmy’s Favorite Delusion

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Our delusional moron of a governor claims we are a good state to raise children in.
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May 14 2025

Persistence of Health Spending by Individuals

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
An updated look at the concentration of health spending across individuals.
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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

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
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 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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