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Jul 29 2021

The CDC and DOH School Recommendations Are Just Absolutely Stupid

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
More garbage guidance regarding schools fromt the CDC and DOH, both determined to make children miserable in the interest of keeping campaign contributions from teachers flowing.
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Jul 29 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 95

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A vaccine-heavy set of research summaries.
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Jul 28 2021

What More Can I Say (With a Brief Update from the Original)

By Kevin Roche Commentary 27 Comments
I do my best to keep people on an even keel and responding rationally when panic and hysteria is all around. The iceberg has not hit the ship and we…
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Jul 28 2021

Year-Over-Year Charts, July 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A year-over-year look shows how well vaccines and immunity from infection are working.
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Jul 28 2021

Regional Year-Over-Year Charts

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
No dramatic case explosion according to year-over-year charts by major region of the US.
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Jul 28 2021

Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Anything the CDC Says

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A chart from Twitter shows why the CDC, and the DOH falls in the same bucket, has lost all credibility and should be ignored.
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Jul 27 2021

Uhhh, How Long Can This Keep Going On

By Kevin Roche Commentary 13 Comments
The briefing yesterday was a brutal reminder of the pain we used to endure almost every day.
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Jul 26 2021

Emergency Mental Health Alert

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
As if written terrorism weren't enough, the Minnesota DOH is holding its first briefing in weeks today. Oh, the horror.
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Jul 26 2021

The Delta Variant

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
Delta terrorism, with all due respect to the late John Belushi, is greatly over-rated.
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Jul 25 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 94

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Almost caught up on the research. Looking forward to yet another week of virus terrorism from our government and experts.
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Jul 25 2021

Breakthrough Infections, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
More on the likely age structure of the infections in the vaccinated cohort.
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Jul 25 2021

National LTC Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Deaths nationally among LTC residents from CV-19 have plummeted.
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Jul 25 2021

UK Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A chart demonstrates vaccine effectiveness by comparing deaths in epidemic waves.
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Jul 24 2021

Breakthrough Infections

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Infections in the vaxxed population need to be looked at in light of age structure, just like for the general epidemic.
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Jul 24 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 94

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
After a brief trip, in catchup mode again, with some interesting research summaries.
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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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There has been a lot of activity lately in the once-hot field of primary care clinics.  Companies going bankrupt, out-of-business, being bought, merging.  Humana, which is now solely a Medicare...
February 18, 2026
Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
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...
February 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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