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Apr 03 2021

National Case and Death Animation Charts

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Fascinating pattern of cases and deaths across the nation.
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Apr 03 2021

Testing Update April 2, 2021

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Great animations on testing data.
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Apr 03 2021

Cohort Analysis Update April 2, 2021

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Updated cohort analysis shows little change.
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Apr 03 2021

Active Cases Update April 2, 2021

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The most recent active cases update shows the uptick in active cases.
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Apr 03 2021

Effects of Vaccination?

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LTC deaths appear to be declining rapidly following vaccination of this group.
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Apr 02 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 37

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Probably my last missive from suddenly chilly and windy Florida.
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Mar 31 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 36

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Some mid-week research summaries, as my brain swelters in central Florida.
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Mar 30 2021

Hmmm, Again, on Masks

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another fun masking chart, courtesy of Twitter.
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Mar 29 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 35

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Some important papers on vaccine efficacy, lockdown inefficacy and the true role of asymptomatic spread.
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Mar 28 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 34

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A quick set of research summaries, as I escape the heat and humidity of Florida for a bit.
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Mar 27 2021

The Neanderthals Are Winning

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The Neanderthals in Texas appear to have been right to completely open up the state and end the mask mandate. They apparently are smarter than the president.
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Mar 27 2021

Time For Minnesota to End the Mask Mandate to Help Flatten the Curve

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An interesting chart of upper Midwest states reveals a unique suppression measure only Minnesota is enforcing and that may be facilitating case spread.
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Mar 26 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 33

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Some observations and summaries and then I am off to the land of the free, Florida, again.
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Mar 25 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 32

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The usual medley of observations and summaries.
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Mar 24 2021

LTC Versus Non-LTC Deaths in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A visual picture of the impact vaccination may be having on LTC deaths.
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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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