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Feb 05 2024

Update on Health Spending and Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Health care spending growth is accelerating, as is health care price growth.
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Feb 04 2024

A Quick Hit on Federal Debt

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A good post and presentation indicate that 2024 is the year the dimensions of the US federal debt problem will be fully revealed.
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Feb 03 2024

The Latest From the Bureau of Labor Shenanigans

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another fictitious job report is released by the Bureau of Labor Shenanigans
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Feb 02 2024

Coronamonomania Lasts Forever, Part 238

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
I don't know how long CV-19 will be a research focus, but it keeps pouring out.
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Feb 01 2024

More From the BEST Initiative on CV-19 Vax Safety

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Another BEST study undercuts the wild claims of vax safety nuts.
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Jan 31 2024

The US Has a Health Care Pricing Problem

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Hospitals are putting outrageous markups on certain infused drugs, a great example of how excessive pricing drives US health care spending.
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Jan 30 2024

A Little Plastic Hilarity

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Guess what banning single-use plastic bags really does to the environment?
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Jan 29 2024

Is CO2 Really the Global Warming Culprit?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A new paper finds a much lower climate sensitivity to increased CO2 than they climate hysterics claim.
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Jan 28 2024

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 237

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Once more into the CV-19 research summary breach, with the usual papers on excess deaths, futile interventions and the vax.
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Jan 27 2024

The Future of No Electricity is Here

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More evidence of the folly of renewables, see Germany for exhibit A, given that they are super-expensive and unreliable.
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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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