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Jun 16 2021

The US Has Gone Full Whacko and Has a Senile President

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Every day brings more evidence of how far off the deep end the country has gone.
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Jun 14 2021

Wellness Program Evaluations

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another study find nominal benefits from workplace wellness programs.
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Jun 14 2021

Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Medicare Advantage plans are generally a better deal for beneficiaries and provide better care.
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Jun 14 2021

After the Bombardment

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Dropped a lot of visual data this morning. Here is the big picture on what it tells me.
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Jun 14 2021

Hospitalizations in Younger Patients

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The truth about variants, younger people and hospitalizations.
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Jun 14 2021

Age-structured Cohort Analysis, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An age group look at hospitalization and death rates over time. Not much relative change.
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Jun 14 2021

Overview Animation, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An animation of a few key metrics by age group over the epidemic.
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Jun 14 2021

Overview of the Epidemic Charts, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The epidemic in a few key stats.
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Jun 14 2021

More on LTC Cases, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another look at LTC staff and resident cases.
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Jun 14 2021

National Deaths Animation, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Interesting to watch the flow of CV-19 deaths around the country.
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Jun 14 2021

Cohort Analysis, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Cohort analysis may show slight hospitalization rate uptick.
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Jun 14 2021

Hospital Use Over the Course of the Epidemic, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Hospitalization use for CV-19 is also at an epidemic low.
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Jun 14 2021

LTC Deaths, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Watching the changes in LTC deaths shows the dynamics of vaccination.
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Jun 14 2021

Year-Over-Year Comparisons, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An update on the year-over-year view of the epidemic.
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Jun 14 2021

Vaccinations, June 12

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Vaccination rates are pretty high in Minnesota, especially in the vulnerable groups.
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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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