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Apr 10 2020

The Way We Live Now

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
We can't let this shutdown fundamentally change how we relate to one another.
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Apr 10 2020

Some CDC and Other Stats of Interest

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A quick look at some stats of interest on coronavirus.
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Apr 09 2020

Yet More Coronavirus Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some more interesting research on transmission of the coronavirus.
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Apr 09 2020

Just in Case You Don’t Think We Are Completely Destroying the Economy and Jobs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The numbers on economic damage are astounding.
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Apr 09 2020

New Paper On Death Risk

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A hot-off-the-presses paper analyzes death risk from coronavirus disease.
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Apr 09 2020

Some Thoughts on Seasonality, Death Rates and Reinfection

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More information on some research and cautions on a couple of issues.
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Apr 08 2020

We Need to Be Realistic, Not Optimistic, Not in Denial, Not Pessimistic, Just Realistic

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Being realistic means doing the best job you can to assess the facts and analyze a situation rationally in making decisions.
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Apr 08 2020

The Backtracking on Shutdowns Begins

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Minnesota's Governor is apparently considering lightening up a bit on a shutdown that never should have been ordered in the first place.
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Apr 08 2020

Another Plan to Ease the Shutdowns

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Robert Shuler gives us another approach to dealing with the epidemic, one that attempts to balance disease and economic harms.
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Apr 08 2020

An Open Letter To Bill Gates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Bill Gates thinks we should all lockdown for at least 10 weeks. Easy for a billionaire to say.
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Apr 07 2020

Some Miscellaneous Research Notes

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some summary information on coronavirus research and news.
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Apr 07 2020

The Likely Real Disease Curve

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The most likely trajectory of the epidemic is a series of ebbs and flows of infection.
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Apr 07 2020

The “Big Short” Guy Speaks Out

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The investor who foresaw the housing crisis leading to the 2008 recession, who also has an MD, speaks out on the coronavirus shutdown.
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Apr 07 2020

How to Save 1,000,000 People From Dying of Coronavirus Disease

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
You too can be a hero and save millions of lives from coronavirus disease.
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Apr 06 2020

Now This Is Cool, and Completely Different

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Here is a serious and thought-provoking diversion from the usual coronavirus stuff.
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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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Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
March 10, 2026
Simplistically, high health spending is due to high hospital prices, which is due to excessive market power.  An article shows just how concentrated most US hospital markets are.   In...
March 10, 2026
Mental health companies are very hot.  Virtual mental health services provider Talkspace is being bought by hospital operator Universal Health for around $835 million, a high multiple of revenue and...
March 10, 2026
There are so many health care companies that people struggle to come up with names and we end with weird stuff like Grow Therapy, which nonetheless raised $150 million to...
March 4, 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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