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Oct 18 2020

A New Normal?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Lots of talk about a new normal that doesn't sound very pleasant to me.
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Oct 18 2020

Deaths as Reported by Minnesota Versus Date of Death by CDC

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another look at Minnesota's hosed up death reporting versus the CDC's deaths by actual date they occurred.
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Oct 17 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 37

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The research doesn't stop for weekends and neither do the summaries.
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Oct 17 2020

About Those 2297 Cases Reported Yesterday

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
An example to help you understand what cases reported on a day actually means.
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Oct 16 2020

Our Minnesota Officials Get Very Serious, Some Other Observations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
The state officials end the week on the usual low note, but it is all our fault.
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Oct 16 2020

The IHME Predictions Are Atrocious

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
More ludicrously inept modeling from the IHME.
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Oct 16 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 36

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Another day, another set of research summaries.
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Oct 15 2020

An Interim Big Picture Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A little reflection on humility, hubris and acceptance.
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Oct 15 2020

Antibodies, T cells, and Population Immunity

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research continues to mount regarding the durable adaptive immune response to CV-19 infection.
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Oct 15 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 35

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The somewhat daily morning research dump, heavily focused on schools.
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Oct 14 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 34

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another drop of research summaries--antibodies, testing, lockdowns, etc., all your favorite topics.
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Oct 13 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 33

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another potpourri of CV-19 research.
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Oct 13 2020

Fun With Numbers in Minnesota, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Normalizing testing levels demonstrates how many cases we likely had in May, at the peak.
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Oct 13 2020

The Latest on Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A recent chart of CV-19 activity in Minnesota.
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Oct 12 2020

Fun With Numbers in Minnesota, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Going to try to get some data analyses updated today and tomorrow, here are a couple of quick hits.
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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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Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 2026
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 2026

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