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Feb 03 2026

And Here Is Who the Violent Thugs in Minneapolis Are Protecting

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Violent rioters in Minneapolis interfering with ICE operations are protecting murderers, rapists, robbers, etc.
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Feb 03 2026

Crazy Town

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Evidence is piling up from good independent journalism regarding the network of rich people funding violence in Minneapolis.
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Feb 02 2026

Quantum Mechanics

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
What the heck is the universe made up and just how weird are the "rules"?
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Feb 01 2026

Economics in One Lesson

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
If you want a simple, easy to read primer on free-market economics and good policy-making try Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt.
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Jan 31 2026

The Mill on the Floss

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The latest in my wanderings among the classic literature of various countries.
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Jan 31 2026

Doing Good Research Is Hard

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Always useful to review studies on how research is conducted.
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Jan 30 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, January 29, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Sea level was much higher and rose more quickly a mere 1500 years ago.
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Jan 29 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of January 26, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week of higher auction interest rates, doesn't matter what the Federal Reserve does.
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Jan 29 2026

US Population Changes

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
New population data through July 1, 2025 confirms the impact of ending illegal immigration and shows continued flight from Dem states to Rep ones.
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Jan 27 2026

Health Spending Is High and Growing Rapidly Due to Hospitals

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
America's non-profit hospitals are the primary cause of high health costs.
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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

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
Simplistically, high health spending is due to high hospital prices, which is due to excessive market power.  An article shows just how concentrated most US hospital markets are.   In...
March 10, 2026
Mental health companies are very hot.  Virtual mental health services provider Talkspace is being bought by hospital operator Universal Health for around $835 million, a high multiple of revenue and...
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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