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Feb 11 2023

Breakthrough Events, February 2023

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The new monthly update for breakthrough events, for February 2023.
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Feb 11 2023

A Couple of Economic Notes

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
We are in deep, deep financial and economic trouble, with islands of sanity in a few states.
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Feb 11 2023

Births in the US

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A simple chart helps see what the trend in births was pre-epidemic and during the first couple of epidemic years.
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Feb 11 2023

Long-term Care Deaths Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
An updated look at CV-19 deaths in long-term care facilities.
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Feb 10 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 192

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another set of summaries on a wider variety of topics.
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Feb 09 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 191

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
This set of summaries is heavy on the ongoing growth in research showing the very bad effects of lockdowns on health.
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Feb 04 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 190

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Still doing my best to keep you up on the research relevant to the epidemic, the epidemic response and the vaccines.
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Feb 03 2023

Minnesota Dems Go Full-on Crazy

By Kevin Roche Commentary 10 Comments
Minnesota has gone full on lunatic in policy.
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Feb 03 2023

(Biggest Sigh Yet) Can We Finally Acknowledge Masks Are Pointless

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The most prestigious source for evidence-based medicine and a large study once more demonstrate the futility of masking.
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Feb 03 2023

Today’s Jobs Report Was the Phoniest Yet

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Once more into the employment reporting mess, since we supposedly had a great jobs report this morning. We didn't.
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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

Headlines

Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 2026
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 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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