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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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Nov 12 2021

Age Structure Charts, November 10

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The age structure charts give the lie to the Governor's statements about children and hospitalizations and show the rise in deaths in the very old.
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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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Speaking frankly, Candid Health looks like one of those companies we don’t need in health.  It claims to have new revenue cycle management software that is heavily driven by AI...
July 27, 2026
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

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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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