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Aug 31 2020

An Epidemic of Misrepresentations, Shaming, Blackmail, Terrorization & Lack of Transparency

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Another bravura performance from the coronavirus briefers, if you like being treated like a small child.
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Aug 31 2020

Minnesota Deaths in 2020, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Twenty-one people under age fifty had died of coronavirus as of certificates received by mid-July. Most had serious pre-existing health conditions.
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Aug 31 2020

The Latest Research on Children and CV

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More research on children and CV-19.
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Aug 30 2020

Mask Mandate Analysis

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I think it is very unlikely the state will be able to demonstrate that the mask mandate reduced cases. It hasn't so far.
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Aug 30 2020

So What Did the Minnesota Model Predict By Now?

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Ouch, the Minnesota model makes you wince when you compare it to reality.
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Aug 30 2020

Minnesota Deaths in 2020, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Taking a look at Minnesota deaths in nursing homes for 2020.
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Aug 30 2020

More on the NYTimes Story

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More explanation of the implications of the New York Times story on issues with PCR test results.
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Aug 29 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 78

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few more research summaries for your weekend perusal.
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Aug 29 2020

The NYTimes Stabs the Panicdemic Purveyors in the Heart–Very Important Story

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
PCR test results are apparently pretty worthless and have provided a completely misleading picture of the epidemic, according to none other than the New York Times.
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Aug 28 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 77

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An end of the weekend article and research summary.
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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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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
Simplistically, high health spending is due to high hospital prices, which is due to excessive market power.  An article shows just how concentrated most US hospital markets are.   In...
March 10, 2026
Mental health companies are very hot.  Virtual mental health services provider Talkspace is being bought by hospital operator Universal Health for around $835 million, a high multiple of revenue and...
March 10, 2026
There are so many health care companies that people struggle to come up with names and we end with weird stuff like Grow Therapy, which nonetheless raised $150 million to...
March 4, 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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