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Dec 17 2020

Another Update on Active Cases

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
An updated set of active cases charts reflects a continued tracing of a classic epidemic curve in Minnesota. Mitigation attempts have no significant impact.
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Dec 17 2020

$5000 Fines for Not Wearing Masks Will Keep Cases From Rising (details below)

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Germany not only isn't immune from the epidemic, but offers a stellar example of how well masking is working, and another chart shows how accurate the Danish mask study was.
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Dec 15 2020

Minnesota Does Not Have The Best Data in the Country, Not Even Close

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Contrary to certain claims by our primary non-leader, Minnesota's data is not good or transparent.
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Dec 15 2020

How the Heck Is Minnesota Counting Deaths?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Is Minnesota padding the CV-19 death totals by including someone with a positive test as far back as 90 days before death?
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Dec 14 2020

More Mask Nonsense

By Kevin Roche Commentary 16 Comments
A couple of studies indicate why masks are unlikely to be effective in preventing widespread community transmission.
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Dec 14 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 77

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another bang-up start to the week, as I know you just can't wait for more research summaries!
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Dec 13 2020

Trends in Hospitalizations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Some charts help illustrate the reduced seriousness of most hospitalizations.
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Dec 13 2020

Lies and Messaging

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Listening to a bunch of briefings by the state just reinforces what a group of incompetent weasels we have leading our epidemic response.
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Dec 13 2020

The Video of the Presentation is Here!!

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Video of the presentation on the epidemic is now available.
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Dec 12 2020

Updated Age Structure Charts

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I don't know how much clearer it could be that the general population has a very, very small risk from CV-19.
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Dec 12 2020

Lest We Forget

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Since the state is hiding recent modeling work, if it is even being done, let's go way back and review the last work product we saw.
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Dec 12 2020

Our Politicians Don’t Give a Damn About Minorities and Low-Income Persons

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Look at who is really getting hurt by the lockdowns and other actions.
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Dec 12 2020

The Germans Have this Epidemic Hacked, Not

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
No European country is going to escape without some significant damage.
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Dec 11 2020

What the Headlines Should Say

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Warning, explicit ranting about the conduct of our reprehensible and odious governor.
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Dec 11 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 77

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The work week ends, but our work never stops. Depressing news about the harms we are doing to most of the population, but they don't count because they don't have…
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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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September 3, 2026
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August 29, 2026

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