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Kevin Roche runs The Healthy Skeptic, a website about the health care system, and has many years of experience working in the health care industry.
Most people appear to be fairly satisfied with their health plans. (Shutterstock)
Opinion & Commentary

The Healthy Skeptic: Members’ perceptions of their health plans

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The Healthy Skeptic: Employers and consumers are getting ripped off by...

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Every year Minnesota’s Department of Health produces a report on the state’s health. (Minnesota Department of Health)
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The Healthy Skeptic: An assessment of Minnesota’s health

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The current leading edge of innovation is in cell and gene therapies, which have the potential to address currently untreatable conditions. (Adobe Stock)
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The Healthy Skeptic: Innovation in medicine and its costs

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We can get lower drug prices and lower total spending, but like everything in our country today, this will depend on getting money out of the political system. (Shutterstock)
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The Healthy Skeptic: Why drug prices are so high — and...

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In 10 years the program is projected to cost over $2 trillion, but forecasters have a habit of underestimating spending. (Adobe Stock)
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The Healthy Skeptic: More on Medicare’s financial woes

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The Healthy Skeptic: Understanding Medicare and its financial woes

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Just 1% of the population accounts for 24% of all health care spending. (Shutterstock)
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The Healthy Skeptic: The concentration of health care spending in the...

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One large hospital system alone, UC Health, in Denver, Colo., for example, reported over $500 million in uncompensated care in 2023. (Shutterstock)
Opinion & Commentary

The Healthy Skeptic: The impact of illegal immigration on our health...

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Roche: It’s time to end the coronavirus obsession

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