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Jul 11 2020

More Mask Fetish

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest mass delusion is that masks will save us from coronavirus.
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Jul 10 2020

A New Winner in the Dumbest Coronavirus Statement Contest and Some Minnesota Briefing Items

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Our political leaders are numbskulls to say the least.
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Jul 10 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 36

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Yet another late night/early morning dump of research and articles.
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Jul 09 2020

Data Obfuscation and Date of Death Versus Date Reported

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
You get a truer picture of the deaths impact of the epidemic when you look at deaths by the date they actually occurred than when they are reported.
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Jul 09 2020

Situation Abnormal

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A brief summary of where we seem to be with the epidemic and some key unanswered questions.
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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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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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Cityblock raises $116 million in new capital, partly to help with the acquisition of Homeward Health.  Cityblock coordinates and provides care in urban settings and Homeward is focused on rural...
August 21, 2026
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

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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