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Jul 08 2024

Government Workers Are a Big Component of Our Deficits and Debt

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The gap between large average government pay and benefits and what a private employee makes is beyond unfair and has to b e rectified.
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Jul 07 2024

Some Weekend Research Summaries

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
As the Independence Day holiday winds down, some research tidbits on common themes.
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Jul 05 2024

Your Monthly Job Report Fiction

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The monthly contender for best fiction work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics job report, has arrived.
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Jul 04 2024

Celebrate Pride In Your Country

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Americans can be justly proud of our country and what it has stood for for almost 250 years.
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Jul 03 2024

Why Inflation Will Stay High

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Health insurance premiums are set for a hefty increase next year, due to the rise in health spending.
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Jul 02 2024

Taxpayers Still Heading Out of Minnesota, and Our Economy Is Getting Worse

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Taxpayers are fleeing Minnesota and we have no economic or personal income growth except for government activity.
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Jul 02 2024

JOLTS Gives No Jolt to the Economy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another untrustworthy labor market report from the Bidementia Administration shows that the only area with strong job growth is government.
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Jun 30 2024

For Those Who Believe the Gender Ideology Bullsh*t

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
New research using artificial intelligence makes it very clear that there are two distinct sexes/genders, with no evidence of a "spectrum".
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Jun 30 2024

More on the Negative Effects of Hospital Mergers

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new paper provides further evidence of the harms from hospital consolidation.
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Jun 28 2024

Economic and Debate News

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I think we all know who will be elected President and it isn't Bidementia. And the economic news continues to be tepid at best.
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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

Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 2026
DocGo, a provider of medical transport services and “mobile” health, is acquiring Hicuity Health, which offers “virtual” care services.  To show you what great investments many of these health care...
August 18, 2026
Hinge Health, which manages care for musculoskeletal and migraine conditions, opens the door to gastrointestinal care with a $105 million acquisition of Cylinder Health, which focuses on managing meds and...
August 5, 2026
If you are a health care company, you too can raise astronomical sums of capital if you claim to be part of the AI wave.  Function Health demonstrates by raising...
August 3, 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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