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Dec 12 2021

What We Should Have Learned From this Epidemic, but Probably Won’t

By Kevin Roche Commentary 19 Comments
Humans being humans, we will learn nothing from this epidemic that allows us to respond more rationally to the next one.
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Dec 11 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 67

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Snowbound in Minneapolis, so pumping out research summaries.
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Dec 10 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 66

By Kevin Roche Commentary 11 Comments
Vaccines, vaccines, vaccines, is your whole life vaccines? Well, almost.
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Dec 09 2021

We Have a New Winner in the Stupidest Piece of Research Sweepstakes

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A break from coronavirus because a medical study on another topic triggered my sensitive snowflake reaction to idiocy.
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Dec 09 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 65

By Kevin Roche Commentary 15 Comments
Another in the unending round of research summaries on CV-19, plus the usual off-hand observations.
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Dec 09 2021

Breakthrough Proportions, December 6

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Updated breakthrough events proportions.
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Dec 09 2021

Comparative Case Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An updated comparison of per capita rates for reinfections, breakthroughs, and cases in the unvaxed.
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Dec 09 2021

Vax/Unvaxed Case Rates, December 6

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A complicated attempt to use inadequate Minnesota data to determine case rates for the vaxed and unvaxed.
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Dec 09 2021

Testing and Cases

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Testing and cases are well correlated and it is more likely testing drives "cases" than the reverse.
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Dec 08 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 64

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
Mid-week research summaries and some comments.
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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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February 18, 2026
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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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