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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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Feb 02 2023

More on the Job Number Follies

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The US Labor Department continues to spread misinformation on the state of the labor market.
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Feb 02 2023

United States Excess Deaths, Part 3

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An initial attempt at calculating national excess deaths.
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Feb 01 2023

United States Excess Deaths, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Per capita rates of deaths in the US as Dave continues his excellent analysis of excess deaths.
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Jan 30 2023

Excess Deaths in Minnesota, Part 7 Revisited

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A revised look at excess deaths and death rates using a ten year baseline.
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Jan 30 2023

Excess Deaths in the United States

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A foray into excess death calculations in the entire nation.
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Jan 28 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 189

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another vax heavy set of research summaries, still not super-effective and definitely not causing lots of adverse events.
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Jan 26 2023

The Cost of Illegal Immigration

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Immigration is likely beneficial, illegal immigration not so much and it costs far more than any benefts.
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Jan 25 2023

Relative Rates of Breakthroughs and Reinfections

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Based on more recent information Dave received from DOH, updated rates of breakthrough and reinfection events.
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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

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
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

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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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