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May 18 2022

Breakthrough Events, May 16 Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The age group version of breakthrough event analysis.
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May 18 2022

Breakthrough Events, May 16, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Repeat after me: ITS AN EPIDEMIC OF THE VAXED!!
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May 16 2022

The Effects of High-Deductible Health Plans

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A new paper looks at the impact of high-deductible health plans by income level.
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May 16 2022

Year-Over-Year Charts, May 14

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another long-term look at the epidemic, variation in reported testing makes case comparisons hard and seasonal effects are not completely clear.
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May 14 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 137

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
A few more studies trickled out in the last couple of days.
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May 14 2022

Week-Over-Week Charts, May 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
We may be near the peak in cases in Minnesota's most recent wave, according to the week-over-week analysis.
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May 14 2022

Age Structure Charts, May 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week of looking at events by age group, with a general increase in events.
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May 13 2022

Using Wastewater Data to Track Case Levels

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Our look at wastewater data for tracking the epidemic.
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May 12 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 136

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Once more into the research breach.
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May 10 2022

Breakthrough Events, May 9 Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The age structure charts for breakthrough events pictorially indicate declining and low vaccine effectiveness in several age groups, particularly against cases.
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May 10 2022

Breakthrough Events, May 9 Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Keeping up with the breakthroughs on a weekly basis.
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May 09 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 135

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
More evidence on the terrible health effects of the lockdowns and terror campaign and other epidemic matters.
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May 09 2022

Health Care Research, May 9

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Some research on paperwork burdens on physicians and on disparities between government and private health plan reimbursements to hospitals.
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May 08 2022

Enough With the Boosters

By Kevin Roche Commentary 10 Comments
The drug companies may love it, but there appears to be almost no value to a second vaccine booster.
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May 08 2022

More Climate Delusion, Part 1692

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
You can find a few good blogs to disabuse yourself of the climate misinformation promulgated by environmental whack jobs.
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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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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

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Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025
Sometimes companies change their name, I have no idea why and it often seems goofy.  CapitalRx, which is a pharmacy benefit manager, with aspirations to be a broader technology provider...
September 25, 2025
Innovacer, a health care technology company that claims extensive use of artificial intelligence, is acquiring Story Health, which helps manage patients with chronic care conditions and who need specialty care.
September 18, 2025

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