This country has been an exceptional beacon of freedom and opportunity for all people around the world.
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A holiday treat of more research summaries, mixed with a couple of observations on our fearful leaders.
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A randomized control, peer-reviewed study in JAMA finds that carbon dioxide levels in children's masks are far above those considered safe.
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A lot of interesting research in the last couple of days, take a couple of posts to catch up.
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Hospitals have list prices far, far above their actual cost of delivering services.
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Venture capital and private equity groups have found ways to buy practices in many medical specialties.
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The national case animation shows shifting geographic patterns.
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The pattern of deaths is pretty similar to that of cases, as you might expect.
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How much you test determines how many cases, and non-cases, you find.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation provides a lot of useful info on Medicare Advantage.
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More indications of M & A froth. Health Catalyst, a database and analytics firm, is buying Twistle, which offers patient engagement software, for $104 million. Health Catalyst, which has generally floundered since going public, and still loses lots of money, clearly is trying to find some way to add sizzle to its business.
https://medcitynews.com/2021/06/health-catalyst-will-buy-patient-engagement-startup-for-104m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=136404558&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--HWKvAtconvprotVrOq5e1ppftfQx0ZiiKVK-Itdig-XCwQhBvbwynHOomcyceekUeP40I5PZQHeLkAFkGTEuPK0aRPErW8zcL9Ean7LL2jECMxIs&utm_content=136404558&utm_source=hs_email&rf=1Why should what setting a health service is delivered in make a difference in the price?
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A very revealing report about deaths in the US in 2020 from the Society of Actuaries.
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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. 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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