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Dec 23 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 182

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A pre-holiday research summary dump.
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Dec 23 2022

Let’s Celebrate Least Light Day With Lots of Renewable Energy!! Ha-Ha

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
In the middle of winter, solar power is likely providing less than 1% of Minnesota's electricity needs.
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Dec 23 2022

Excess Death Analysis, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The first in a multipart series on death trends in Minnesota gives a start by looking at the absolute numbers of deaths over time by age group.
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Dec 22 2022

Canada Follows the US Down the Sewer

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A barbaric crime committed by a "swarm" of young teen girls shows us what we have become, even at the time of Christmas.
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Dec 22 2022

Tim Walz Hires a Racist as the New Health Commissioner

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Minnesota's new health commissioner is a racist through and through, with no knowledge or experience relevant to actual improvement of public health.
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Dec 22 2022

More Inflation and Debt Disaster

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Congress dumps another holiday turkey on the citizenry in the form of a massive unnecessary spending bill.
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Dec 21 2022

Even Over the Holidays, Posts Are Coming

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Got a lot of stuff in the hopper, just a little time-constrained right now and Dave and others are working on a great series on excess deaths.
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Dec 20 2022

RSV Infection Trends

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The RSV wave in Minnesota appears to have peaked.
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Dec 19 2022

Breakthrough Events, December 15

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Yawn, the vaxed or vaxed and boosted are responsible for the vast majority of epidemic events.
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Dec 19 2022

Year-Over-Year Comparison

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another week, still no signs of a major case rise.
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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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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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