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Jul 11 2022

Breakthrough Events, July 7

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week of breakthrough data under the new DOH format.
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Jul 09 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 151

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A pretty good selection of studies for another set of research summaries.
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Jul 08 2022

New Age Structure Charts, Population Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Population rates by age group under the new data set. Check out 0 to 4 case and hospitalization rates. What has happened recently to that age group.
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Jul 08 2022

New Age Structure Charts, Raw Numbers

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The shift to weekly reporting causes a little gymnastics but we can keep doing the age structure reporting.
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Jul 08 2022

LTC and non-LTC Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
LTC resident deaths have risen as a proportion of all deaths, due to waning vax effectiveness and refreshing of the vulnerable pool.
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Jul 07 2022

The Country Is Dividing Itself

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
We are surely and more rapidly becoming a country segregated by politics.
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Jul 06 2022

Education on the Climate System and Renewable Energy

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Indoctrination and ignorance are to blame for the mass delusion that we have a climate crisis or that renewable energy could fix that non-existent crisis.
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Jul 06 2022

High Dollar Health Care Claims

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
High cost claims make up most health care spending and result in a lot of reinsurance and stop-loss claims.
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Jul 05 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 150

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few items to start our truncated work week.
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Jul 04 2022

The State of Our Disunion

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Our nation is in a perilous state and our current national government and many state ones are only worsening our condition.
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Jul 04 2022

The Ugliness of Our Pro(re)gressive Tribe

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
The most racist, bigoted group in America are the supposedly enlightened pro(re)gressives.
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Jul 01 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 149

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota reduces the rate of data reporting, which is overdue, and a few more research summaries.
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Jun 29 2022

Breakthrough Events Age 65 and Over, June 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Boosters appear to have the most effectiveness in the elderly, who are most at risk.
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Jun 29 2022

Breakthrough Events Ages 50 to 64, June 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
For this age group, no protection of boosters against infection, but some protection against hospitalization.
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Jun 29 2022

Breakthrough Events Age 18 to 49, June 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In this age group being boosted is associated with a greater risk of infection, but offers some protection against hospitalization.
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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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Another company whose valuation I don’t understand, Oura Health which makes the ring that supposedly tracks all kinds of health-related data for people, is acquiring a company called Counsel Health...
November 10, 2026
Cencora, formerly Amerisource Bergen, a large drug wholesaler, is acquiring a greater equity stake in American Oncology Network.  All three of the major drug wholesalers have interests in oncology companies....
October 22, 2026
There is some weird angle here, as Angle Health raises $600 million in a new capital round, but it appears some of it is to provide liquidity to existing shareholders....
September 22, 2026
More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026

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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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