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Jun 21 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 82

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The usual topics, PCR tests, seasonality and vaccination.
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Jun 19 2021

Sweden’s Death Picture

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Actual total deaths over a multi-year period in Sweden are running below average.
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Jun 19 2021

Masks Worked Really Well 100 Years Ago Too

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A great finding from a newspaper about the 1918 epidemic reveals the lasting (non) value of masks.
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Jun 19 2021

Where Have All the Coronaviruses Gone?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
CV-19 is exiting the stage and usual cast of viral villains is re-entering.
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Jun 17 2021

The Concentration in Health Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A couple of random observations and a review of an important analysis of the distribution of health spending in the population.
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Jun 17 2021

Health Insurer Profitability

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A Mark Farrah Associates report gives a sense of health insurer profitability for 2020.
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Jun 17 2021

Geographic Variation in Medicare Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another piece of research related to both social determinants of health and geographic variation in per person health spending.
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Jun 16 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 81

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
A few research papers of interest.
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Jun 16 2021

The US Has Gone Full Whacko and Has a Senile President

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Every day brings more evidence of how far off the deep end the country has gone.
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Jun 14 2021

Wellness Program Evaluations

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another study find nominal benefits from workplace wellness programs.
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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

More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 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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