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Sep 04 2020

Minnesota Case, Death and Hospitalization Data

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An updated chart on Minnesota epidemic stats, on which you will see the huge impact of the mask mandate.
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Sep 03 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 82

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another load of research summaries.
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Sep 03 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 81

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The what has become nightly barrage of article and research summaries.
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Sep 02 2020

The State Sort of Gives Us a Glimpse at their “Strategy”

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
Our daily humbling by the merchants of misery at our local health department.
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Sep 02 2020

More Masking of the Truth

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A couple of charts from California reveal the folly of believing masks will stop transmission.
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Sep 02 2020

Another Update on the Axis of Evil

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The A of E continues to bring glory on themselves, minus one musketeer, who apparently has realized discretion is the better part of valor.
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Sep 01 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 80

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A few more research summaries for the evening.
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Sep 01 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 79

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A big dump of research summaries.
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Aug 31 2020

An Epidemic of Misrepresentations, Shaming, Blackmail, Terrorization & Lack of Transparency

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Another bravura performance from the coronavirus briefers, if you like being treated like a small child.
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Aug 31 2020

Minnesota Deaths in 2020, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Twenty-one people under age fifty had died of coronavirus as of certificates received by mid-July. Most had serious pre-existing health conditions.
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Aug 31 2020

The Latest Research on Children and CV

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More research on children and CV-19.
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Aug 30 2020

Mask Mandate Analysis

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I think it is very unlikely the state will be able to demonstrate that the mask mandate reduced cases. It hasn't so far.
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Aug 30 2020

So What Did the Minnesota Model Predict By Now?

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Ouch, the Minnesota model makes you wince when you compare it to reality.
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Aug 30 2020

Minnesota Deaths in 2020, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Taking a look at Minnesota deaths in nursing homes for 2020.
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Aug 30 2020

More on the NYTimes Story

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More explanation of the implications of the New York Times story on issues with PCR test results.
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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...
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The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
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2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

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