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Jan 30 2021

The Epidemic Is Winding Down, or Is It?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 12 Comments
In reality the epidemic is winding down, but will governments accept that?
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Jan 29 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 97

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Almost completely caught up going into the weekend, yeah!!
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Jan 29 2021

Lockdowns, Masks and Other Government Nonsense

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Two of my least favorite topics, masks and lockdowns, are featured in this round of research summaries.
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Jan 28 2021

Some Ranting and Observations on the Pathetic Nature of our Federal and State Administration

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
We are in a period of intense government incompetence and lying, at the national and state level.
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Jan 28 2021

Yep, the Virus Has Its Own Rhythm

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
An amazing pictorial view of the geographical progress and differentiation of the epidemic.
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Jan 27 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 96

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
After the blizzard of charts this morning, another set of research summaries. One more big research dump and I am pretty much caught up.
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Jan 27 2021

Another Round of Age Structure Charts

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
CV-19 still is way more dangerous to the elderly than the young.
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Jan 27 2021

Active Cases Analysis Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The latest set of charts on the number of active cases, or infectious people, in Minnesota.
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Jan 27 2021

Once More on Kansas Masks

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The most fraudulent mask study yet, or at least close to the most, is the Kansas one.
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Jan 27 2021

Cohort Analysis Updated Again

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Not a lot of change in either hospitalization or death rates.
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Jan 26 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 95

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A wide variety of research topics in this set of summaries.
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Jan 25 2021

Vaccines and Variants

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A little reality check on vaccines and virus variations.
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Jan 25 2021

A Few Catch-up Observations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Back to reality in Minnesota, where vaccine rollout incompetence dominates, but has serious competition at the federal level.
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Jan 23 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 94

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Once more into the breach with research summaries, on my last nite in fair Florida weather.
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Jan 21 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 93

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Dropping a few more observations and 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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Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
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

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