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May 13 2021

No More Mask Mandate!!!

By Kevin Roche Commentary 18 Comments
NO MORE MASK MANDATE!!!!!
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May 13 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 65

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
More research to catch up with.
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May 12 2021

More Detail on Hospitalizations in Younger Age Groups

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
More charts showing the true state of hospital use by younger age groups.
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May 12 2021

More Evidence of Masks Working, or Not

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An interesting comparison of mask-mandate and non-mask mandate states.
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May 12 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 64

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Bouncing around on an airplane and still getting off some research summaries.
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May 11 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 63

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A quick set of research summaries, more later and another set of charts.
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May 10 2021

The India Panic

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
India has a lot of cases and deaths, but isn't close to what the UK experienced.
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May 10 2021

Age-Adjusted Deaths, Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A chart of deaths by state, adjusted for population age-structure, is revealing.
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May 10 2021

LTC Cases

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
There does not appear to be any increase in the proportion of LTC cases among staff or residents, contrary to a certain good doctor's concerns.
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May 10 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 62

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Yippee, its spring and I spring some more research summaries on you.
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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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