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Aug 09 2021

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary 20 Comments
Catching up with a few observations and some quick research summaries. More detailed ones on a couple of important studies coming.
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Aug 08 2021

Japan, that Wonderful Exemplar of Masking

By Kevin Roche Commentary 17 Comments
Japan masks up but it makes no difference to the coronavirus.
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Aug 08 2021

A Lot of Things Are More Deadly to Children than CV-19

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
CV-19 is not a major cause of death for children.
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Aug 08 2021

CV-19 and Young Persons, August 5

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An updated look at CV-19 in children in Minnesota.
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Aug 08 2021

Percent Change in Cases Per Week Per Age Group

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An interesting chart to see if cases are increasing or decreasing at different rates among different age groups.
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Aug 08 2021

Cohort Analysis, August 6

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An updated cohort analysis, showing case rates of outcomes.
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Aug 08 2021

CV-19 Events in the Unvaccinated, August 6

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Most cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still happening in the unvaccinated.
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Aug 08 2021

Regional Cases and Deaths, August 6

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
And a breakdown of that national picture into regions.
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Aug 08 2021

National Case and Death Animations, August 6

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Updated national case and death animations.
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Aug 08 2021

Case Fatality Rates Decline Steadily

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The proportion of people dying of CV-19 has steadily declined.
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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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December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025

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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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