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Jul 13 2020

A Quick Minnesota Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
What we are seeing from the epidemic in Minnesota compels continuation of faster reopening of business and social activities.
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Jul 13 2020

Mask Mandate Effectiveness in One Graph

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A graph from a state with a mask mandate beginning in the middle of May demonstrates just how effective they are.
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Jul 11 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 37

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research and thoughtful articles help keep us abreast of the epidemic and its effects.
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Jul 11 2020

More Mask Fetish

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest mass delusion is that masks will save us from coronavirus.
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Jul 10 2020

A New Winner in the Dumbest Coronavirus Statement Contest and Some Minnesota Briefing Items

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Our political leaders are numbskulls to say the least.
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Jul 10 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 36

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Yet another late night/early morning dump of research and articles.
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Jul 09 2020

Data Obfuscation and Date of Death Versus Date Reported

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
You get a truer picture of the deaths impact of the epidemic when you look at deaths by the date they actually occurred than when they are reported.
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Jul 09 2020

Situation Abnormal

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A brief summary of where we seem to be with the epidemic and some key unanswered questions.
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Jul 09 2020

A Message of Gratitude

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
I am deeply appreciative of those who read and share the information I attempt to provide.
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Jul 08 2020

Enough With the Mask BS

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
The perverse insistence on mask-wearing has no foundation in evidence and is reflective of an authoritarian and distrustful attitude toward citizens.
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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

Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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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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