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Jan 04 2021

Yes, Masks Can Cause Problems, Especially for Children

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
Not only is it not proven that masks play a significant role in limiting community transmission, but they do have adverse effects, especially for children.
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Jan 03 2021

Minnesota’s Epidemic and Response

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The epidemic response of most jurisdictions in the United States, as well as around the world, has been dreadful, particularly since the overall welfare of their populations should be the…
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Jan 03 2021

The Final Big Picture Assessment for 2020 and First of 2021

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Starting the year with a status update.
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Jan 01 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 85

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The last research summary for 2020 and first for 2021.
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Jan 01 2021

2021 Will Be No Better Than 2020

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
Some gloomy thoughts as we leave 2020 behind.
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Dec 30 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Observations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A few observations that you won't read in our timid press that continues to ignore the obvious failings of Minnesota's pathetic epidemic response.
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Dec 29 2020

Help Minnesota’s Bars and Restaurants

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
If you can, donate to help Minnesota's bars and restaurants fight against prosecutions which have no basis in fact or law.
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Dec 29 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 84

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Yet again I interrupt your holiday peace with CV-19 distractions.
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Dec 29 2020

CDC Reveals the Lag in Reporting of Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A great chart helps track the lag in reporting of deaths by the states to the CDC.
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Dec 29 2020

Age-Adjusted State Mortality Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
An interesting comparison of age-adjusted mortality rates across states.
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Dec 29 2020

More Mask Silliness

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
These mask charts are phenomenal at exposing the mass(k) delusion.
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Dec 27 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 83

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Some holiday week distractions, if you want to call them that, with CV-19 research summaries.
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Dec 26 2020

Minnesota’s CV-19 Nonsense Doesn’t Stop for the Holidays

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
Our state bird isn't the loon for nothing.
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Dec 24 2020

My Christmas Message

By Kevin Roche Commentary 14 Comments
Enjoy friends and family as you see fit and ignore the dictates of ignorant politicians and "experts".
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Dec 23 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 82

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Remember how excited you used to get about opening presents at Christmas? I hope you feel that way about reading these 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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Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
March 10, 2026
Simplistically, high health spending is due to high hospital prices, which is due to excessive market power.  An article shows just how concentrated most US hospital markets are.   In...
March 10, 2026
Mental health companies are very hot.  Virtual mental health services provider Talkspace is being bought by hospital operator Universal Health for around $835 million, a high multiple of revenue and...
March 10, 2026
There are so many health care companies that people struggle to come up with names and we end with weird stuff like Grow Therapy, which nonetheless raised $150 million to...
March 4, 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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