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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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Nov 20 2022

Breakthrough Events, 11/17, Ages 18 to 49

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
There is currently no protection against infection and limited protection against hospitalization in this large age group.
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Nov 20 2022

Breakthrough Events, 11/17, Ages 12 to 17

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Adolescents also have almost no benefit from vaccination.
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Nov 20 2022

Breakthrough Events, 11/17, Ages 5 to 11

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
For this age group, the data provides little support for encouraging vaccination.
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Nov 20 2022

Breakthrough Events, November 17

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
As has been the case for months, people who are vaccinated or vaccinated and boosted account for over 70% of each type of breakthrough event.
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Nov 17 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 176

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Jan Malcolm departs the scene but not our research summaries.
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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

IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
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

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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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