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Jun 29 2021

National Case Animation, June 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
The national case animation shows shifting geographic patterns.
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Jun 29 2021

National Death Animation, June 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The pattern of deaths is pretty similar to that of cases, as you might expect.
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Jun 29 2021

Age Structure Animations, June 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some age group animations on key epidemic metrics.
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Jun 29 2021

Per Capita Animations, June 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Population unit pictorials of epidemic stats.
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Jun 29 2021

Testing Animations, June 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
How much you test determines how many cases, and non-cases, you find.
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Jun 28 2021

Data on Medicare Advantage

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Kaiser Family Foundation provides a lot of useful info on Medicare Advantage.
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Jun 28 2021

Where Health Services Are Delivered Determines the Price

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Why should what setting a health service is delivered in make a difference in the price?
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Jun 27 2021

Deaths in the US in 2020

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A very revealing report about deaths in the US in 2020 from the Society of Actuaries.
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Jun 27 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 85

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Research on the usual topics, including vaccination effects, keeps being published, so I keep summarizing it.
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Jun 26 2021

Another Great Chart on Masking’s Value

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Another chart that shows how much impact mask wearing made in two countries with very different approaches.
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Jun 26 2021

Younger Age Group Hospitalizations, June 25

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
There are very few hospitalizations among young people, despite low vaccination rates there.
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Jun 26 2021

Cumulative Charts, June 25

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Charts often tell the story best, and here you see who has really been most affected by CV-19.
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Jun 26 2021

Vaccinations in Minnesota June 22

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A look at vaccine progress in Minnesota.
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Jun 26 2021

What Is Happening With Unvaccinated Minnesotans

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Unvaccinated Minnesotans are where almost all cases, hospitalizations and deaths are occurring.
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Jun 26 2021

Testing Dynamics June 25

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A look at changes in testing and test results by age group.
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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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