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Jun 19 2022

Schaudenfauci

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
I do my best Ann Landers or Dear Abby, or whomever the current epitome of social grace is, in regard to Dr. Fauci's encounter with the Dread Virus CV-19.
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Jun 17 2022

Age Structure Charts, June 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest update in the age structure series.
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Jun 16 2022

Ramblings in the Early Morning

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Hard not to be obsessed with the extremely tenuous and dangerous situation our country finds itself in.
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Jun 15 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 145

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A mid-week drop of research summaries to boost your flagging interest in the epidemic, which is completely justified.
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Jun 15 2022

Climate Quick Hit

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It is not clear that increasing levels of CO2 drive increased temperature, in fact the relationship may go the other way.
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Jun 14 2022

Reinfections Are Increasing Too

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Reinfections are up along with breakthrough events.
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Jun 14 2022

Breakthrough Events, Age 65 and Over

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In the oldest age group, boosters have modest protection against serious disease and infection.
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Jun 14 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 50 to 64

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The late middle age group displays a similar pattern of limited infection protection from vax, but some protection against serious disease.
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Jun 14 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 18 to 49

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
In the 18 to 49 year old group, being boosted doesn't stop infection, but may prevent hospitalization.
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Jun 14 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 12 to 17

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Breakthrough events in older children, where at this point vax provides no protection against infection or hospitalization.
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Jun 14 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 5 to 11

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The first age group chart covers 5 to 11 year olds, where vax provides less than zero protection against infection.
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Jun 14 2022

There Will Be NO Population Immunity for CV-19

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Despite extremely high levels of adaptive immunity, there will continue to be large numbers of CV-19 infections.
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Jun 13 2022

Breakthrough Events, June 13

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week that demonstrates the lessening effectiveness of vax, especially boosters.
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Jun 13 2022

We Have a Labor Problem, We Have Multiple Labor Problems

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
We don't have enough people working to sustain economic growth. Government policies are too blame.
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Jun 13 2022

Age Structure Charts, June 9

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest age structure charts, with an uptick in hospitalizations in the elderly.
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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...
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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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February 13, 2026
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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...
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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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