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May 19 2021

Our Governor Has Done a Horrendous Job of Responding to the Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary 15 Comments
I won't forget what a walking disaster the IB has been during the epidemic and neither should you.
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May 18 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 69

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The usual dump of research, lot of vaccine and adaptive immunity focus.
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May 18 2021

Minnesota Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths by Age Group, Animated May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
If you watch these animations you can see the course of the epidemic across age groups.
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May 18 2021

Hospitalizations by Age Group, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Still no sign of the mythic surge in younger age hospitalizations.
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May 18 2021

Year-Over-Year Comparison, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The year-over-year comparison is interesting but confounded by so many changes.
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May 17 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 68

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Early in the week research summaries.
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May 17 2021

Vaccinations, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Vaccinations continue to move along in Minnesota.
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May 17 2021

Epidemic Overview, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The epidemic big picture shows why the mask mandate was ended and victory is being declared.
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May 17 2021

Where Are the Breakthrough Infections

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An estimate of how many breakthrough vaccinations are in each age group.
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May 17 2021

LTC Deaths, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
LTC deaths continue to fall absolutely and as a percent of all deaths.
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May 17 2021

Vaccination/ Age Structure Animations, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Outcomes over the epidemic by the vaccination age groups used by the state.
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May 17 2021

Age Structure Animations, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Giving you the ability to see trends by age group in key outcomes.
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May 17 2021

Testing Charts May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The evolution of testing during the epidemic.
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May 17 2021

Hospital Use, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another view of hospitalization use.
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May 17 2021

Active Cases, May 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Active cases are just going to keep going down.
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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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IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 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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