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Apr 01 2020

Flattening the Curve Demystified

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Heard enough about flattening the curve? Well too bad, because here are some more thoughts.
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Apr 01 2020

We Are Making Some Big Bets

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The current mitigation measures are predicated on some big bets that may not pay off.
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Apr 01 2020

Medicare Advantage Enrollment

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
What, another break from coronavirus to talk some other aspect of health care, in this case Medicare Advantage membership following open enrollment.
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Apr 01 2020

Social Distancing and the Virus

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new study casts doubt on the efficacy of current social distancing efforts to prevent virus spread.
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Mar 31 2020

Are There Historical Analogues to the Current Coronavirus Epidemic?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Past epidemics haven't been handled like this.
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Mar 31 2020

We Need Widespread Antibody Testing

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Antibody testing could allow for easing of shutdown measures and would give comfort to health care workers and first responders.
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Mar 31 2020

A Recapitulation of My Purpose in Writing About Coronavirus Issues

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Sometimes you just gotta speak up, and we all should, whatever our perspective.
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Mar 31 2020

Digital Health Adoption

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from Accenture finds that digital health adoption is stalling.
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Mar 30 2020

Trying to Make Sense of Coronavirus numbers.

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some updated coronavirus numbers may or may not give us some sense of likely outcomes or trends.
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Mar 30 2020

The Tyranny of Experts

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The response to the coronavirus epidemic is revealing the flaw of relying too much on experts in any one field.
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Mar 30 2020

Some Useful New Thoughts on Death Rates and Other Matters

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few new items that may help you better understand issues related the epidemic.
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Mar 30 2020

Is This Any Way to Run a Democracy?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The process by which decisions are being made in regard to the coronavirus crisis is antithetical to democracy.
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Mar 30 2020

Dr. Fauci’s Comments Yesterday

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Dr. Fauci gives his view on where we are headed.
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Mar 29 2020

What We Have Learned About Coronavirus and Common Misconceptions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few thoughts on learnings about coronavirus to date and some suggestions on how to think carefully about the problem.
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Mar 29 2020

More Coronavirus Information and Perspective

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Additional thoughts on thinking through coronavirus issues.
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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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This isn’t really surprising, given what you can see in employment and other reports.  Minnesota is one of the state’s viewed as having a bad economy, one that is either...
December 23, 2025
Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025

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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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