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Jul 24 2021

Year-Over-Year Comparison, July 19

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A year-over-year look shows similar testing, lower everything else.
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Jul 22 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 93

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
Real work intrudes on my coronavirus hobby, but I will get caught up today.
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Jul 19 2021

A Little More on the Damage to Children from the Epidemic Response

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
There have been no deaths among school-aged children in Minnesota, but lots of suicides and homicides.
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Jul 19 2021

Star Tribune Editorial

By Kevin Roche Commentary 10 Comments
The Star Tribune very generously publishes an op-ed I wrote rebutting the praise of Mr. Slavitt.
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Jul 19 2021

Children Have Suffered a Lot of Harm from the Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
While children have endured significant damage during the epidemic, it isn't from CV-19.
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Jul 19 2021

More to See What is Happening with Hospitalizations in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A bunch of charts to help see the current state of the epidemic in Minnesota.
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Jul 19 2021

Testing and Hospitalizations

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Testing falls, so hospitalization rates appear to rise.
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Jul 19 2021

National Animations, July 15

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Animations of US cases and deaths across the epidemic.
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Jul 19 2021

Cohort Analysis, July 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An update to the cohort analysis with an uptick in hospitalization rates that likely isn't real.
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Jul 19 2021

Active Cases, July 16

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Active cases remain extremely low in Minnesota, Delta variant or not.
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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

Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
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
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 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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