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Oct 30 2023

Kaiser Family Foundation’s Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A first post exploring the Kaiser Family Foundation 2023 survey of employer health benefit plans.
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Oct 29 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 228

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A few CV-19 research summaries for your end of weekend perusal.
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Oct 28 2023

Climate Hysteria Schadenfreude

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The climate/renewable energy hysteria and scam is unraveling as economic reality bites. Enjoy the hysterics panic.
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Oct 27 2023

Economic Odds and Ends

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Official statistics don't convey the economic reality faced by most Americans.
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Oct 27 2023

State to State Migration

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Minnesota is losing residents to other states, as you would expect given our incredibly high taxes of all kinds, poor education system that only indoctrinates, and our soaring crime rates.
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Oct 27 2023

More on the Health Care Inflation Mess

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Others share my opinion that BLS is understating health care inflation.
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Oct 25 2023

More on the Health Care Spending and Inflation Picture

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest Altarum briefs show continued growth in health spending and relatively low price growth, which cannot be sustained.
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Oct 24 2023

Dementia Prevalence Is Rising Along with Treatment and Other Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Dementias are the leading health care condition in terms of cost and place multiple other financial burdens on patients.
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Oct 23 2023

Minneapolis Is the Poster Child for What Pro(re)gressives Have Done to Cities

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Minneapolis is a typical example of what happens when cities adopt dumb progressive policies.
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Oct 23 2023

More on the Gender Ideology Insanity

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Gender ideology has no basis in science or research and is destroying children.
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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

Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 2026
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 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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