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Apr 10 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 42

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
There you are trying to relax on the weekend and I have to drop some research summaries in your lap!
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Apr 10 2021

April 10 Active Cases Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The bump in active cases is still ongoing in early April.
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Apr 10 2021

April 10 Cohort Analysis Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The cohort analysis should begin to show some decline in hospitalization and death rates.
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Apr 09 2021

Once More into the Masked Breach

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Masks work great on the other side of the world too, in India.
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Apr 09 2021

Michigan Is the Current Example of a Completely Irrational, Unscientific and Futile Suppression Strategy

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Michigan's Governor deserves a medal for stupidity and a trophy for last place in handling the epidemic, a place in the epidemic hall of shame next to Cuomo and Morphy…
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Apr 09 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 41

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Capping another week of scintillating virus research news.
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Apr 08 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 40

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A fascinating study from the CDC on death certificates and some other summaries on research topics of interest, at least to me!
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Apr 07 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 39

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another round of research summaries, with a brief introductory observation.
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Apr 06 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 38

By Kevin Roche Commentary 13 Comments
Keeping pretty well caught up on research developments, as the epidemic appears to be waning in most parts of the world.
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Apr 05 2021

The Effect of Vaccinations in Minnesota, Part 3, Proportions

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
One last animation on vaccinations, with the percent of cases, hospitalizations and deaths tracked against vaccinations.
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Apr 05 2021

The Effect of Vaccinations in Minnesota, Part 2, Per Capita Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A per capita view of vaccination impacts on cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
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Apr 05 2021

The Effect of Vaccinations in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some charts over time showing the increase in vaccination rates by age group and the level of cases and hospitalizations by age group.
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Apr 04 2021

The Mysteries of Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A few non-CV-19 observations on the wonderful world we live in.
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Apr 03 2021

LTC versus non-LTC Deaths, April 2, 2021 Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It appears that LTC deaths as a percent of all deaths are declining.
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Apr 03 2021

Hospitalizations in Minnesota, Update April 2, 2021

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Hospital use throughout the epidemic, both CV-19 and non-CV-19.
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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...
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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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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....
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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....
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