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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

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A look at changes in testing and test results by age group.
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Jun 26 2021

LTC Cases, June 25

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
No sign of impending disaster in LTC cases.
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Jun 26 2021

Cohort Analysis, June 22

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The current cohort analysis reflects changes in testing and case reporting.
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Jun 26 2021

Active Cases, June 22

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Active cases have dropped under 1000 in Minnesota and new cases are coming in at less than a hundred a day.
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Jun 24 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 84

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another drop of research summaries, from 30,000 feet up!!
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Jun 23 2021

LOCKDOWNS DON’T WORK, PERIOD!!!!!

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A primary tool for managing the epidemic, the shelter-in-place order, or lockdown, is useless.
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Jun 22 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 83

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Some interesting research today, but the big ones deserve their own post and will get it shortly.
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Jun 22 2021

Hospital Employment of Physicians

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A new paper probes the effects of hospital employment of physicians.
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Jun 21 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 82

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The usual topics, PCR tests, seasonality and vaccination.
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Jun 19 2021

Sweden’s Death Picture

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Actual total deaths over a multi-year period in Sweden are running below average.
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Jun 19 2021

Masks Worked Really Well 100 Years Ago Too

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A great finding from a newspaper about the 1918 epidemic reveals the lasting (non) value of masks.
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Jun 19 2021

Where Have All the Coronaviruses Gone?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
CV-19 is exiting the stage and usual cast of viral villains is re-entering.
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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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