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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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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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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

More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 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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