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Jul 28 2020

Updated Day of Death Charts

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A couple of charts on date of death versus date of reporting of death.
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Jul 28 2020

Masks Really Are Working Well in Japan

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Japan has always been noted for mask-wearing; coronavirus doesn't care.
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Jul 28 2020

Another State in Which a Mask Mandate Has Made a Big Difference

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Nevada's mask mandate is working as well as California's.
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Jul 28 2020

Norway Does a Mask-Wearing Review, Guess What the Result Was

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Norway conducts a review of the evidence for benefit of community wearing of masks and recommends against use, based on the likely small benefit, if any, balanced against potential harms.
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Jul 27 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 51

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Always in catch up mode on research. Hoping to get to some data analysis tomorrow.
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Jul 27 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 50

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Again catching up from the avalanche of research.
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Jul 27 2020

What I Have Learned from the Epidemic and the Response to It.

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
I have learned some depressing things about our country and population, but there is a ray of hope.
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Jul 27 2020

The Big Picture

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
This epidemic is notably marked by the pathetic lack of good guidance by so-called experts, which has led to devastating public policy actions wreaking havoc on economies, social cohesion, health…
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Jul 26 2020

Mask Wearing & Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Coronavirus deaths in a country also aren't correlated with the level of mask use.
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Jul 25 2020

A Few More Minnesota Observations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Mask dregs and a few other thoughts on Minnesota.
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Jul 25 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 49

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Research summaries focusing on the immune response to coronavirus.
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Jul 24 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 48

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few interesting pieces of research, including some mask updates that are unhelpful to the mask fetishists.
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Jul 24 2020

Masks and Cases

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
There is no correlation between a country's rate of mask use and cases.
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Jul 24 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 47

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few pieces of research, with an unfortunate focus on the harms caused by lockdowns.
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Jul 23 2020

A Very, Very Sad Day in Minnesota, Part II

By Kevin Roche Commentary 12 Comments
The mask mandate is unnecessary and won't make any difference. It is just another in a long line of undemocratic and stupid decisions our Dictator has made in regard to…
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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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Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 2026
DocGo, a provider of medical transport services and “mobile” health, is acquiring Hicuity Health, which offers “virtual” care services.  To show you what great investments many of these health care...
August 18, 2026
Hinge Health, which manages care for musculoskeletal and migraine conditions, opens the door to gastrointestinal care with a $105 million acquisition of Cylinder Health, which focuses on managing meds and...
August 5, 2026

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About This Blog

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