A new paper recognizes that individual susceptibility to infection must be accounted for in models of the epidemic.
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The estimates from the next Minnesota model run will tell us if the modelers are being pressured to make deaths look high.
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Look, a non-coronavirus item. Medicaid health plan operator Molina is buying Magellan's health plan business and its care management and PBM businesses for around $820 million.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/molina-to-buy-magellan-complete-care-820m-deal?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRjNFpUaGhOalZqWlROaCIsInQiOiJqNzhYZE1RTzgyUTNhS1h0eUdJNXFDRjk0ZSszSnZTUWdJQTFHOXFXWFQzZmQwbGEwaXpSZTNWWEFhZnZESWY1Tlo0RWxNVFdUK2xNYVQxQkpySk1SSUg0U2dXamVRKzdsQXZHenJVYlZFZGE2U3FPWVJodGYyR296MHUzM2ZrNiJ9I finally get back to what I really love, reading and summarizing scientific papers.
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A better picture of the economic distress caused by severe lockdowns emerges from headlines in the local paper.
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Yesterday's coronavirus briefing in my home state was another masterful dipping and dodging performance, but the questions are getting tougher.
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Be nice to get one simple chart from the CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health on coronavirus statistics.
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Yesterday's briefing revealed some interesting information.
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Here is a great example of how careful and thoughtful our legislators are in dealing with issues around coronavirus.
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Another action-packed summary of the world in coronavirus research and news.
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If you think the economy is going to experience a sharp bounce-back to where it was, the Congressional Budget Office begs to disagree.
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We don't need a massive expansion of government activity in response to the epidemic, unless we want the consequences to be as painful as possible.
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I am getting a lot of requests to put out the information in podcast and/or video form. I know I am a technological troglodyte and it is partly a time issue. In addition, from a video perspective I am old and look like sh*t and in podcasts I often sound like someone is strangling me. Nonetheless, I am working on this, so stay tuned.
For those of you who might be interested, tomorrow at 1 pm central time, the modelers behind the Minnesota model are doing an educational forum on modeling. Here is the link. (Webinar)
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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.