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Aug 06 2023

CV-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Safety

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
An update on vax effectiveness and safety research.
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Aug 05 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 217

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Let a couple of weeks go by and a surprising amount of research is published. Take a couple of posts to catch up.
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Aug 04 2023

I Am in Doomsday Mode, Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The news supports my generally negative view of the country's fate.
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Aug 04 2023

Countries Are Starting to Regret Their CV-19 Responses

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A report from Scotland on the epidemic response is an excellent summary of the epidemic and comes to the obvious conclusion that there was no evidence to support lockdowns, masking,…
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Aug 03 2023

Another Contender in the Dumbest Piece of CV-19 Research Sweepstakes

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another garbage study attempts to portray Republicans as idiots who died more during the epidemic.
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Aug 03 2023

CO2 and Temperature

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Yeah, sure, human-generated CO2 is responsible for raising the world's temperature.
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Aug 03 2023

Systemic Racism and the Law Enforcement and Justice System

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Any systemic racism in law enforcement or the justice system in Minnesota actually runs in favor of African Americans.
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Aug 02 2023

A Closer Look at the Jobs Numbers Always Shows Weakness

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A close look at jobs data shows more economic weakness than the headline would suggest. By fall, revisions will reveal more of the truth.
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Aug 02 2023

High-income People Flee Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota has a very large rate of losing people with high incomes to other states.
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Aug 01 2023

We Are Going to Have High Interest Rates for a Very Long Time

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Interest rates are high and they aren't going down.
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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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Research

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

Headlines

A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 2026
Color Turquoise Health happy, as it raises $40 million in new capital to support an expansion of its business from price transparency to managing contracts for providers.  Unfortunately the price...
March 18, 2026
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

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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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