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Nov 07 2020

The Lowbrow Crowd Arrives

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
Don't read the blog if you aren't interested in a thoughtful discussion of the science and the data relating to the epidemic and don't comment if you have no intellectual…
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Nov 06 2020

Get Ready, Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary 43 Comments
A little ranting on the latest coronavirus briefing.
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Nov 06 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 54

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
More research summaries, some good news in regard to immune protection, lots of bad news on lockdowns.
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Nov 06 2020

An Interesting Trend Chart

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A chart suggests that visits for CV-19 symptoms may already have plateaued, meaning the peak of the fall wave may be near.
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Nov 05 2020

A Little Late Night Rambling

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
A few random thoughts on the epidemic, in Minnesota and everywhere.
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Nov 05 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 53

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
More research catchup for your morning edification.
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Nov 04 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 52

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Suffering from post-election blahs? This collection of CV-19 research will be diverting.
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Nov 04 2020

Yet Another Sterling Performance by the Mask Brigade

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
More evidence of the enormous benefits of mask wearing, if you are the Grim Reaper.
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Nov 03 2020

A Head Full of Coronavirus Research, Part 51

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A quick observation and a couple of quick research summaries. Many more tomorrow after I have recovered from too much yard work today.
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Nov 02 2020

It Looks Grim, But It Isn’t That Bad

By Kevin Roche Commentary 10 Comments
The situation may appear bad in the upper Midwest, but it isn't all that grim.
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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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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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