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Aug 20 2024

Real Temperature Trends in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An updated temperature analysis for Minnesota stations shows the ongoing pattern of recent warmth in some areas but cooling in others.
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Aug 19 2024

I Am Done With Coronamonomania, Part 10

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
If I am already up to part 10 on this series, not really quite done with coronamonomania.
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Aug 17 2024

Why Are We Like We Are?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Hard not to wonder--if there are other worlds supporting complex life, are they as barbaric as ours?
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Aug 16 2024

The Week’s Economic News

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The economy is weak and Khameleon Kamela will make it even worse.
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Aug 15 2024

Amount of Sunshine Is Related to Temperature, Gosh, Who Knew?

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Guess what--more sunshine creates higher surface air temperatures.
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Aug 15 2024

What Is Really Going on with Health Care Prices

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A more accurate source of health care price trends.
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Aug 14 2024

More Information on Minnesota’s Economy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A quick note on an additional source of data on Minnesota's economy.
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Aug 14 2024

How to Actually Read the Inflation Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The prices of things that are most important to consumers continue to rise rapidly.
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Aug 13 2024

Where to Find the Truth About Minnesota Under Little Timmy

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
With a little research you can easily find the facts on how much Little Timmy Walz has screwed up Minnesota.
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Aug 11 2024

More Star Tribune Shenanigans

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Having had more than I can take of Strib garbage, I finally had to write to a columnist regarding a pathetic paean to the IB.
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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

GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 2026
Garner Health isn’t gathering any accolades from me, as it raises a new round of $100 million in capital at about a $2.5 billion valuation.   The company supposedly steers...
June 2, 2026
IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 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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