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Sep 10 2020

The Damage From Limiting Real School

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Another piece of research demonstrates the substantial damage inflicted upon children and society by fake "virtual" schooling.
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Sep 10 2020

PCR Testing Chart

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A chart showing the relationship of PCR test cycle number and positive culture of virus viability
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Sep 10 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 86

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Another big dump of research summaries, some related to children, transmission and masks.
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Sep 09 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 85

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
More interesting research summaries.
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Sep 09 2020

New Case Data From the CDC

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
New CDC data on a large volume of CV-19 cases gives a good picture of the epidemic's course.
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Sep 09 2020

Has the Tide Turned on Government Reactions to the Epidemic?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Attitudes toward lockdowns and other restrictions are shifting.
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Sep 08 2020

Research on the Future Course of the Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
We would all like to know what may happen next in this epidemic. A few papers bear on the issue.
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Sep 08 2020

Asymptomatic Transmission

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Asymptomatic transmission is very infrequent, according to a meta-review of studies on the topic.
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Sep 07 2020

How Many Deaths Has CV-19 Caused

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
A couple of graphs, one that helps identify real deaths from coronavirus, and one that shows the similarity of the Swedish experience with US cities.
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Sep 07 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 84

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A smattering of potentially interesting, if you are really bored or really nerdy, coronavirus studies.
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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

Headlines

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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