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Nov 08 2021

Yeah, It Really Is an Epidemic of the Unvaxed

By Kevin Roche Commentary 10 Comments
Today's breakthrough event report brings bad news for the "epidemic of the unvaxed" theme.
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Nov 06 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 50

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Some interesting research crops up, as do my weekend research summaries.
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Nov 06 2021

Breakthrough Events Through November 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The reporting of breakthrough events is influenced by how diligently DOH tries to identify them, which ain't great.
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Nov 06 2021

Thoughts on Vaccine Mandates

By Kevin Roche Commentary 15 Comments
Given the evidence of limited vaccine effectiveness against infection after a few months and against serious illness in the elderly, a vaccine mandate has little utility, and prior infection appears…
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Nov 06 2021

Week-Over-Week Charts, November 4

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An updated week-over-week chart which helps reveal trends.
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Nov 05 2021

Age Structure Charts, November 4

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
The age structure charts show overall and age cohort trends in tests, cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
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Nov 05 2021

Ohio School Data

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Ohio school data shows no difference in cases in mandatory and non-mandatory masking in schools.
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Nov 05 2021

Active Cases, November 4

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Active cases were following a nice curve down and seem to have turned up, but there is something wrong with the data.
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Nov 05 2021

Overview Chart, November 4

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The epidemic big picture for Minnesota.
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Nov 05 2021

Hospital Use, November 4

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Updated charts on hospital use in Minnesota.
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Nov 04 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 49

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Back to the research, which continues to pour out.
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Nov 03 2021

If You Are a Glutton for Punishment, a Link to Another Video of Me

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another livestream of yours truly is up.
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Nov 03 2021

Wake-up Call?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
Wake-up calls only work for people capable of being awakened.
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Nov 02 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 48

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Minnesota revises its data reporting again and a couple of research summaries.
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Nov 01 2021

The FDA Briefing On Vaccines for Young Children

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
Please read the FDA materials carefully and with a skeptical eye if you are thinking about vaccinating your children.
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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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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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