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Sep 25 2025

Renewable Energy Is a Scam for Rich People

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another renewable energy project bites the dust--expensive, unreliable and environmentally damaging.
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Sep 25 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 22, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A bad week for US debt, with succeedingly troubled auctions.
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Sep 24 2025

Book Review–The Rings of Saturn

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An accidental author discovery leads to a fascinating book.
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Sep 23 2025

California Screamin’

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
California is overrun with irrational ideologues whose ignorance is on full display every time they speak.
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Sep 23 2025

The September 2025 Issue of Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Now we turn our attention to the September issue of a supposedly premier health services research publication.
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Sep 22 2025

Employment in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota has weak job growth compared to other states and the national average, and almost all the growth is in government-supported sectors.
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Sep 21 2025

Health Affairs, August 2025 Edition

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A review of the content of the August issue of Health Affairs.
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Sep 20 2025

Student Achievement in the US

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Students aren't learning anything but crazy ideology in schools in many states, including Minnesota.
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Sep 19 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 15, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A weird week for US debt auctions.
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Sep 19 2025

Deaths in the US in 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A preliminary report on US deaths shows a return to pre-epidemic trends.
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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

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
Sometimes companies change their name, I have no idea why and it often seems goofy.  CapitalRx, which is a pharmacy benefit manager, with aspirations to be a broader technology provider...
September 25, 2025
Innovacer, a health care technology company that claims extensive use of artificial intelligence, is acquiring Story Health, which helps manage patients with chronic care conditions and who need specialty care.
September 18, 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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