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Jul 09 2020

A Message of Gratitude

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
I am deeply appreciative of those who read and share the information I attempt to provide.
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Jul 08 2020

Enough With the Mask BS

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
The perverse insistence on mask-wearing has no foundation in evidence and is reflective of an authoritarian and distrustful attitude toward citizens.
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Jul 08 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 35

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Catching up on a few articles and studies.
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Jul 07 2020

Minnesota Excess Deaths, Part I

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
This graph, direct from the CDC, shows that the lockdowns and the terrorization of Minnesota by the Governor and others are killing Minnesotans.
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Jul 07 2020

More Minnesota Data and Nonsense

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Minnesota's epidemic is disappearing, if you want to be honest about what the data and science are telling us.
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Jul 06 2020

What Is Going on in Minnesota? and Wisconsin?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I am somewhat mystified by the plateauing of cases and declines in hospitalizations and deaths in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Jul 06 2020

A Quick Update on National Cases and Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An update on the national death numbers by age group.
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Jul 05 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 34

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Catching up on the holiday weekend research and articles.
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Jul 04 2020

Reflections on July 4th

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A little reflection on our founding and history is especially appropriate this year.
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Jul 03 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 33

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Not a lot of good news out there, but there is some interesting research.
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Jul 02 2020

What is the Strategy?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Be really nice to have a clear strategy in regard to the virus enunciated.
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Jul 01 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 32

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A few coronavirus nuggets.
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Jun 30 2020

It’s the T-cells, Not the Antibodies

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It is now exceptionally clear that we should be focused on T-cell responses to coronavirus, more so than antibody ones.
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Jun 29 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research Part 31, Including the Dictator’s Press Conference

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Almost caught up on the research and other developments, including our diarrhea of the mouth Dictator's first appearance at a press briefing in a while.
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Jun 29 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 30

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Yet more summaries from the flood of research and articles.
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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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Speaking frankly, Candid Health looks like one of those companies we don’t need in health.  It claims to have new revenue cycle management software that is heavily driven by AI...
July 27, 2026
Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 2026
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 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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