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May 04 2021

Cohort Analysis, May 1 Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The current cohort analysis, which suggests that hospitalizations are stable as a percent of cases and deaths are declining.
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May 04 2021

Year-Over-Year Charts, May 1 Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Tracking the epidemic for over a year now, via charts.
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May 03 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 58

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A couple of observations to start the week, but a slow research day.
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May 02 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 57

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
I am sure on a lovely Sunday morning you have nothing better to do than read research summaries, so here they are.
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Apr 30 2021

Age Proportions Charts

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Watching the age group percents for cases, hospitalizations and deaths tells us a lot.
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Apr 30 2021

How Minnesota Makes Epidemic Policy

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The IB is caught red-handed trying to make up after the fact justifications for his actions.
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Apr 30 2021

The CDC Knows There Is No Real Evidence to Support Masking Policies

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
A revealing response from the CDC to a request for data on mask policies.
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Apr 30 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 56

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A light day for research and we were blessed with a second coronavirus briefing this week.
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Apr 29 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 55

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
More messaging from the state DOH and some immune response heavy research.
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Apr 28 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 54

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Research keeps coming and I keep summarizing.
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Apr 27 2021

Catching Up on a Lot of Health Care Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
A catch up on a year's worth of health research, all of which I can't get to.
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Apr 27 2021

Excess Non-CV-19 Deaths in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
We have almost 3000 excess deaths in Minnesota that are not due to CV-19, but to the lockdowns and terror campaign. Good work Governor Walz.
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Apr 27 2021

Active Cases Update, April 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Active cases have rolled over, peak looks like April 15.
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Apr 27 2021

Hospital Use Update, April 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Hospital use is dropping as well. We are in the clear for some time.
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Apr 27 2021

Vaccination Update, April 26

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An update on vaccination progress. It is good, but slowing.
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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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Another company whose valuation I don’t understand, Oura Health which makes the ring that supposedly tracks all kinds of health-related data for people, is acquiring a company called Counsel Health...
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Cencora, formerly Amerisource Bergen, a large drug wholesaler, is acquiring a greater equity stake in American Oncology Network.  All three of the major drug wholesalers have interests in oncology companies....
October 22, 2026
There is some weird angle here, as Angle Health raises $600 million in a new capital round, but it appears some of it is to provide liquidity to existing shareholders....
September 22, 2026
More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026

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