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Jan 07 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 87

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
A few observations on the IB's latest inane performance and some related research.
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Jan 06 2021

Closing Businesses and Shutting People in Their Houses Doesn’t Stop Transmission and Causes Substantial Harms

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A little more research on the futility of lockdown tactics and the harms they cause to health.
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Jan 06 2021

Another Update on Active Cases

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Cases have dropped to the background level, all on their own.
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Jan 06 2021

Long-term Care Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Charts of long-term care deaths by state are illuminating. We are twisting into pretzels over a lot of deaths of people with a few months to live. Every teen suicide…
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Jan 06 2021

Update to the Cohort Analysis

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Hospitalization and death rates continue to show stability or even slight declines.
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Jan 06 2021

A Chart View of Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
One chart gives a good picture of the course of the epidemic in Minnesota according to common measures.
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Jan 05 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 86

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few summaries tonight, many more tomorrow.
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Jan 05 2021

We Finally Get Some Information, Albeit Limited, On Cycle Number Distribution

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Minnesota's state lab is reporting a significant number of non-viable virus PCR tests as real positives.
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Jan 04 2021

Yes, Masks Can Cause Problems, Especially for Children

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
Not only is it not proven that masks play a significant role in limiting community transmission, but they do have adverse effects, especially for children.
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Jan 03 2021

Minnesota’s Epidemic and Response

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The epidemic response of most jurisdictions in the United States, as well as around the world, has been dreadful, particularly since the overall welfare of their populations should be the…
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Jan 03 2021

The Final Big Picture Assessment for 2020 and First of 2021

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Starting the year with a status update.
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Jan 01 2021

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 85

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The last research summary for 2020 and first for 2021.
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Jan 01 2021

2021 Will Be No Better Than 2020

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
Some gloomy thoughts as we leave 2020 behind.
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Dec 30 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Observations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A few observations that you won't read in our timid press that continues to ignore the obvious failings of Minnesota's pathetic epidemic response.
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Dec 29 2020

Help Minnesota’s Bars and Restaurants

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
If you can, donate to help Minnesota's bars and restaurants fight against prosecutions which have no basis in fact or law.
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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...
November 10, 2026
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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About This Blog

The 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 through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

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