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Nov 14 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 54

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
More weekend catchup research summaries.
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Nov 14 2021

Reaction to the STRIB Op-ed

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
A response to a response to my op-ed, explaining how we are limited by what data we get from the state.
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Nov 13 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 53

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A little more intensive look at some specific research reports.
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Nov 13 2021

This Week’s Minnesota Coronavirus Briefing and Some Breakthrough Thoughts

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The world is ending, but get vaccinated anyway, according to DOH, and a few thoughts on breakthrough event analysis.
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Nov 13 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 52

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
After all the breakthrough events work for the week, trying to catch up with a lot of interesting research.
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Nov 12 2021

A Little Crowdsourcing Help on Breakthroughs

By Kevin Roche Commentary 16 Comments
I am being asked for breakthrough data from other states and you can help.
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Nov 12 2021

Breakthrough Events Based on the New DOH File

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The first chart on the new DOH file shows the trend of increasing percents of events in the fully vaxed, which goes along with rising numbers of events as well.
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Nov 12 2021

Overview Chart, November 9

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The updated overview picture shows a sudden u-turn back up in cases and hospitalizations.
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Nov 12 2021

Star Tribune Op-Ed

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The Star Tribune op-ed for those who can't find it.
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Nov 12 2021

Breakthrough Percent of Total Events Table

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Breakthrough events are steadily rising over the summer and fall.
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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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