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Sep 30 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 21

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The research continues to suggest the pre-existing immune response is responsible for the wide prevalence of asymptomatic infections, and a couple of other summaries.
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Sep 28 2020

The CDC Takes an Early Look at Return to School

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A new CDC report on schooling and cases among children and a brief note on the CV-19 briefing.
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Sep 28 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 20

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
We return to the other of our series, Head Full of Coronvirus (but is it viable?), with some research and article summaries.
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Sep 28 2020

Excess Death Chart

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A visual of the national trend in lockdown deaths.
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Sep 28 2020

We Should Be Really Worried About All Those University Student Cases

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A table demonstrates lots of University cases, nothing serious. Stop the over-reaction.
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Sep 28 2020

Picturing Transmission

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A nice diagram of droplet and aerosol transmission.
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Sep 28 2020

Sweden, Oh Sweden

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A picture is worth a thousand words.
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Sep 27 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research Hits the Century Mark

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
One more dump of research.
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Sep 27 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 99

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another late weekend research summary drop.
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Sep 26 2020

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3, Testing

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More research suggests the need for spending more time on how good our infection and antibody testing is.
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Sep 26 2020

Where We Are With Cases

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
The mask mandate is an abysmal failure, according to the Incompetent Blowhard's own statement about what the effect would be. It is going to be even more of a failure…
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Sep 26 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 98

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Some research and article references to start the weekend.
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Sep 25 2020

Understanding Death Reporting

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Deaths reported now occurred long ago--why the delay?
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Sep 25 2020

School Case Chart

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
In-person school is at least as safe as remote non-learning.
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Sep 24 2020

Unintended Consequences from Suppression Efforts

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A common and spreading mutation in the virus appears to be making it more infectious, thanks to our over-zealous suppression efforts.
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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 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 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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