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Nov 16 2020

You Guys Are the Absolute Best

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
My request for assistance was met with an overwhelming response and I believe I have what I need. I am really moved and grateful that so many of you responded…
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Nov 16 2020

Minnesota Excess Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary 13 Comments
Minnesotans are also dying not due to CV-19 but due to the campaign of terror which has caused them to forego needed care and the isolation of the elderly with…
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Nov 16 2020

Hospitalizations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 18 Comments
Hospitals are not overall excessively full compared to average at this time of year, but staffing may be the bigger issue.
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Nov 16 2020

More on the Mask Delusion

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The recent case surges should make it clear that mask mandates have nothing to do with preventing transmission.
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Nov 16 2020

The Defilement of Actual Science

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The ideologues have largely taken over science and ruined the process and credibility.
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Nov 15 2020

More Fun With Numbers in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The numbers should tell us how to focus the response to the epidemic but not for the coronamonomaniacs.
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Nov 14 2020

How Did This Epidemic Start?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
A blow your mind kind of study from Italy suggests CV-19 was circulating there as early as September 2019, which would mean it likely was in other areas as well.
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Nov 14 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 58

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Getting through a few more papers today and providing some summaries. Like to get caught up on the weekend.
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Nov 14 2020

Step Back, Take a Breath, Think About the Big Picture

By Kevin Roche Commentary 16 Comments
Another general update on what we may have learned to date.
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Nov 13 2020

What Would You Do?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 19 Comments
It is easy to criticize responses to the epidemic, it is harder to suggest alternatives, but it is a fair thing to have to do occasionally.
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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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Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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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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