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Dec 26 2023

The Grotesque Effects of Identity Politics and Woke Ideology

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Identity politics and the woke religion cause more racism, stereotyping and discrimination than any movement in history.
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Dec 26 2023

Trying to Get at the Truth About Climate

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Getting the climate basics right is important and one basic is that we are not in a period of unprecedented warmth.
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Dec 25 2023

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Happy holidays to all and please reflect on how we might make this a better world.
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Dec 23 2023

Gosh, Why Is Everyone Moving to Republican-run States? (With Chart)

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Updated national census numbers show continued large movement out of progressive-run states into Republican-run ones. Wonder why?
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Dec 22 2023

The Strib Pimps for Dems Again

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The state's job data is also not as rosy as the Dem party media outlet suggests.
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Dec 21 2023

Minnesota Tries to Sugar-Coat Population Changes

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Minnesota continues to lose residents, especially those with higher incomes, to other states, while attracting illegal and legal immigrants who are a heavy burden on state finances.
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Dec 21 2023

Sweden Had it Right

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Swedish response to the epidemic wasn't perfect but far better than the panic-driven lockdowns the rest of the world adopted.
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Dec 20 2023

Colorado Goes Completely Batshit Crazy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new low in whacked Democrat party undermining of the rule of law and democracry occurs in Colorado.
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Dec 19 2023

The Economist Discovers Media Bias, and All It Needed to Do Was Look in the Mirror

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Economist discovers that the media has a whacked progressive bias.
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Dec 19 2023

Fossil Fuels Are Here to Stay, and then Some

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Anyone who looks at global energy production data can see that the smart countries in the world are using more fossil fuels not less.
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About this Blog

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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