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Nov 16 2020

Minnesota Excess Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary 13 Comments
Minnesotans are also dying not due to CV-19 but due to the campaign of terror which has caused them to forego needed care and the isolation of the elderly with…
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Nov 16 2020

Hospitalizations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 18 Comments
Hospitals are not overall excessively full compared to average at this time of year, but staffing may be the bigger issue.
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Nov 16 2020

More on the Mask Delusion

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The recent case surges should make it clear that mask mandates have nothing to do with preventing transmission.
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Nov 16 2020

The Defilement of Actual Science

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The ideologues have largely taken over science and ruined the process and credibility.
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Nov 15 2020

More Fun With Numbers in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The numbers should tell us how to focus the response to the epidemic but not for the coronamonomaniacs.
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Nov 14 2020

How Did This Epidemic Start?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
A blow your mind kind of study from Italy suggests CV-19 was circulating there as early as September 2019, which would mean it likely was in other areas as well.
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Nov 14 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 58

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Getting through a few more papers today and providing some summaries. Like to get caught up on the weekend.
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Nov 14 2020

Step Back, Take a Breath, Think About the Big Picture

By Kevin Roche Commentary 16 Comments
Another general update on what we may have learned to date.
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Nov 13 2020

What Would You Do?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 19 Comments
It is easy to criticize responses to the epidemic, it is harder to suggest alternatives, but it is a fair thing to have to do occasionally.
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Nov 12 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 57

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A couple of observations, one kind of humorous, and several research summaries.
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Nov 12 2020

How to Report Hospitalizations in a More Transparent Manner

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
North Dakota shows Minnesota how hospital data could and should be reported.
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Nov 12 2020

Asian Countries Have a Different Approach

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Comparing the US to some Asian countries is very misleading.
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Nov 12 2020

Charts from the JP Morgan Lockdown Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Some charts from the JP Morgan report illustrate lack of association between extreme mitigation measures and cases or deaths.
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Nov 11 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 56

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
I hit the wrong button and published before I actually got the research summaries in the post. Updated now.
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Nov 10 2020

Duty Only Rings Twice

By Kevin Roche Commentary 18 Comments
A marathon session recapping our fearless leader's coronavirus blathering for your late evening enjoyment.
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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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IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 2026

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