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Apr 03 2021

Active Cases Update April 2, 2021

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The most recent active cases update shows the uptick in active cases.
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Apr 03 2021

Effects of Vaccination?

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
LTC deaths appear to be declining rapidly following vaccination of this group.
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Apr 02 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 37

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Probably my last missive from suddenly chilly and windy Florida.
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Mar 31 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 36

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Some mid-week research summaries, as my brain swelters in central Florida.
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Mar 30 2021

Hmmm, Again, on Masks

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another fun masking chart, courtesy of Twitter.
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Mar 29 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 35

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Some important papers on vaccine efficacy, lockdown inefficacy and the true role of asymptomatic spread.
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Mar 28 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 34

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A quick set of research summaries, as I escape the heat and humidity of Florida for a bit.
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Mar 27 2021

The Neanderthals Are Winning

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
The Neanderthals in Texas appear to have been right to completely open up the state and end the mask mandate. They apparently are smarter than the president.
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Mar 27 2021

Time For Minnesota to End the Mask Mandate to Help Flatten the Curve

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An interesting chart of upper Midwest states reveals a unique suppression measure only Minnesota is enforcing and that may be facilitating case spread.
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Mar 26 2021

Coronamonomania Thrives in Darkness, Part 33

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Some observations and summaries and then I am off to the land of the free, Florida, again.
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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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Speaking frankly, Candid Health looks like one of those companies we don’t need in health.  It claims to have new revenue cycle management software that is heavily driven by AI...
July 27, 2026
Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 2026
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 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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