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Aug 14 2020

No Herd Immunity, But Lots of Herd Thinking, or So I Have Heard

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
You will want to read this study, which confirms that the lockdown reactions by politicians was largely lemming-behavior.
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Aug 14 2020

What Is the Pattern, Kenneth?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
I have no clue about what the "seasonal" impact on this strain of coronavirus epidemic will be, and I don't think anyone else does either.
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Aug 14 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 64

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new set of summaries as I catch up after my recent journeys.
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Aug 14 2020

The New York Times Lies and so Does the Dictator

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Reflections on coronavirus death counting and a new appellation for the Dictator.
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Aug 13 2020

Lockdowns, Deaths and Unemployment

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Yeah, the lockdowns really helped people feel confident about the economy and go out and spend and create jobs.
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Aug 13 2020

The Axis of Evil, Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary 13 Comments
I get upset about absurd lockdown proposals for a reason.
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Aug 12 2020

Kashkari Joins the Axis of Evil

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An unimaginable suggestion that we lockdown even harder, for no good reason, and with a completely blase attitude toward the harms that would result.
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Aug 11 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 63

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Hmmm, not all is well in mask land, and a few other research items.
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Aug 11 2020

Competition Among States

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Nothing is apparently too clueless for a politician to say.
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Aug 11 2020

Minnesota Trends Graphs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some graphs that depict trends in cases, hospitalizations and deaths with a different scale for deaths to display relative change better, thanks to some readers.
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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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The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
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MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

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