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Nov 22 2022

Dr. Jha Is a Worthy Successor to Fauci

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The new liar/science denier in charge of the federal CV-19 response claims that the vax would prevent every death. You all know the Minnesota and national data shows quite the…
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Nov 22 2022

The Earth’s Climate System Is Very Resilient

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Earth's climate system has a variety of feedback mechanisms that reduce disturbance of trends over tens and hundreds of millions of years, and oh, by the way, it was a…
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Nov 22 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 177

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More summaries of work on vaccine and prior infection impacts and mortality trends.
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Nov 21 2022

The Diesel Fuel Crisis Continues

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A sometimes under-appreciated part of the energy world is diesel fuel, which moves a lot of goods.
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Nov 21 2022

Year-Over-Year Comparison, November 17, 2022

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Still no sign of a fall/winter CV-19 wave.
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Nov 21 2022

Hospital Utilization, November 18

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Never fear, plenty of hospital capacity, always was, always will be, nothwithstanding Little Timmy's bedwetting.
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Nov 20 2022

Is Climate Change Natural or Human Caused?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
An excellent paper helps understand the potential role of natural variation in what many wrongly refer to as human-caused climate change.
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Nov 20 2022

Age Structure of the Epidemic, November 17

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another update on the age structure of the epidemic, this time segregated by vax status.
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Nov 20 2022

Breakthrough Events, 11/17, Ages 50 to 64

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Currently there is no evidence that vax or boosting is have a big impact on infection or hospitalization risk for this group.
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Nov 20 2022

Breakthrough Events, 11/17, Ages 65 and Over

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
For the oldest persons, vax and boosting appear to still offer substantial protection against infection and hospitalization.
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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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There has been a lot of activity lately in the once-hot field of primary care clinics.  Companies going bankrupt, out-of-business, being bought, merging.  Humana, which is now solely a Medicare...
February 18, 2026
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

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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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