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Aug 05 2021

The CDC, Also Known as the Coronavirus Dunce Collective

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Nuggets from the CDC deck on Delta and the vaxed having to mask, and other interesting data from the Credibility Deficient Clowns.
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Aug 04 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 99

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
Not the penultimate in this series, with the usual observations and research summaries.
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Aug 04 2021

Podcast With a Powerline Host

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
If you really like hearing an old man wheeze and whine through an interview, here is your chance.
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Aug 03 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 98

By Kevin Roche Commentary 12 Comments
Another vaccine heavy set of research summaries.
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Aug 02 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 97

By Kevin Roche Commentary 12 Comments
A lot of new research, mostly vaccine related, so it will take me a couple of posts to catch up.
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Aug 01 2021

The Barrage of Info this Morning

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
A lot of information to absorb this AM, but hopefully that helps you understand what is going on.
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Aug 01 2021

Cumulative Look at the Epidemic, July 30

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Nine charts that give you as good a picture as you will get of the epidemic.
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Aug 01 2021

Hospitalizations Among Young People, July 30

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
No, DOH, there is not a scintilla of evidence that youth hospitalizations are rising.
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Aug 01 2021

Nothing to See Here, Hospitalization Version, July 30

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Hospitalizations are not doing their part to keep up the terror in Minnesota.
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Aug 01 2021

Nothing to See Here, Breakthrough Infections Version, July 30

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minimal impact of cases among the vaxed, even on a current basis, most cases are in the unvaxed.
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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

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
Color Turquoise Health happy, as it raises $40 million in new capital to support an expansion of its business from price transparency to managing contracts for providers.  Unfortunately the price...
March 18, 2026
Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
March 10, 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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