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Jul 06 2022

Education on the Climate System and Renewable Energy

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Indoctrination and ignorance are to blame for the mass delusion that we have a climate crisis or that renewable energy could fix that non-existent crisis.
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Jul 06 2022

High Dollar Health Care Claims

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
High cost claims make up most health care spending and result in a lot of reinsurance and stop-loss claims.
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Jul 05 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 150

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few items to start our truncated work week.
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Jul 04 2022

The State of Our Disunion

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Our nation is in a perilous state and our current national government and many state ones are only worsening our condition.
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Jul 04 2022

The Ugliness of Our Pro(re)gressive Tribe

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
The most racist, bigoted group in America are the supposedly enlightened pro(re)gressives.
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Jul 01 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 149

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota reduces the rate of data reporting, which is overdue, and a few more research summaries.
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Jun 29 2022

Breakthrough Events Age 65 and Over, June 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Boosters appear to have the most effectiveness in the elderly, who are most at risk.
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Jun 29 2022

Breakthrough Events Ages 50 to 64, June 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
For this age group, no protection of boosters against infection, but some protection against hospitalization.
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Jun 29 2022

Breakthrough Events Age 18 to 49, June 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In this age group being boosted is associated with a greater risk of infection, but offers some protection against hospitalization.
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Jun 29 2022

Breakthrough Events Age12-17, June 27

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Not much point in vaccinating 12 to 17 year-olds either.
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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

Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 2026
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 2026
Garner Health isn’t gathering any accolades from me, as it raises a new round of $100 million in capital at about a $2.5 billion valuation.   The company supposedly steers...
June 2, 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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