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Feb 07 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
This one is just research summaries, all research summaries, all the time.
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Feb 07 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary 11 Comments
A new dawn, a new series title, same old rehashed research summaries and scintillating commentary.
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Feb 05 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 100

By Kevin Roche Commentary 12 Comments
The last in this series, but fear not, a new one will begin tomorrow, and I use this finale to place a curse upon a certain segment of our society.
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Feb 04 2021

Meteorology and the Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An interesting study on weather factors and viral spread.
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Feb 03 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 99

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
The penultimate version of this series, racking my brain for a new title.
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Feb 02 2021

A Few Numbers and Some Minnesota Nonsense

By Kevin Roche Commentary 14 Comments
Another day in the paradise that is Minnesota, or should I say the pair a dice that is used to determine CV-19 policy.
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Feb 01 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 98

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
I give up figuring out how many research abstracts and papers I have read, but I will keep churning out the summaries.
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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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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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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
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 2026

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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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