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Oct 10 2020

The Epidemic in Europe

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Europe's second wave of CV-19 cases is revealing a very low infection fatality rate.
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Oct 10 2020

Scandinavia and Masking

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another in the unending series of charts which demonstrate the real value of mask wearing.
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Oct 10 2020

The Shape of the Epidemic in the US

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A couple of charts on the shape of our epidemic.
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Oct 10 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 30

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Some weekend research highlights.
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Oct 09 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 29

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Yet another late night compilation of research and stories.
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Oct 08 2020

When Will the I.B. Do a Roundtable for Lockdown and Terrorization “Victims”?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
The Incompetent Blowhard spreads more mis-information and plays on emotions, while ignoring the massive damage his actions have done.
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Oct 08 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 28

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Catching up once again on some interesting research and articles.
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Oct 07 2020

Positive Predictive Value and Prevalence

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Prevalence of CV-19 is low everywhere in the US, so false positives are rampant. In Minnesota, I think the false positive rate is at least 20% or even higher, but…
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Oct 06 2020

Life Without Masks

By Kevin Roche Commentary 12 Comments
Masks not only are pretty useless, they create feelings that aren't good for wearer or perceiver.
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Oct 06 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A lot of interesting research, on antigen testing, heterogenous population immunity models, airborne transmission and other topics.
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Oct 06 2020

Updated College Stats

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Basically zero risk of a serious CV-19 case among college students.
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Oct 05 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More articles and research summaries.
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Oct 04 2020

What’s Next?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Little new research leads me down a dangerous path of speculation.
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Oct 03 2020

Deaths by Date of Death Versus Date Reported, Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Deaths by actual date of death shows a different epidemic.
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Oct 03 2020

Deaths in Children

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Deaths among children are very, very rare.
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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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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
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025
Sometimes companies change their name, I have no idea why and it often seems goofy.  CapitalRx, which is a pharmacy benefit manager, with aspirations to be a broader technology provider...
September 25, 2025
Innovacer, a health care technology company that claims extensive use of artificial intelligence, is acquiring Story Health, which helps manage patients with chronic care conditions and who need specialty care.
September 18, 2025

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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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