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Aug 27 2020

Tired of the Mask Nonsense? I am

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
I am weary of the mask nonsense, and the continued pathetic attempts by proponents to make up evidence that they work.
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Aug 26 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 75

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another round of research summaries.
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Aug 26 2020

Updated Trend Charts and Table

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Updated charts on the Minnesota hospitalization and death rates, both cumulative and as of the then-current week.
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Aug 26 2020

Excess Deaths in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A CDC chart on deaths above average in Minnesota demonstrates the toll the lockdowns and other actions have imposed.
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Aug 26 2020

Updated Minnesota Chart

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A quick updated chart on Minnesota's epidemic.
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Aug 25 2020

A Quick Minnesota Update

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Musings on Minnesota's non-epidemic.
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Aug 24 2020

Getting “Reinfected” by Coronavirus Is No Big Deal

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Get ready for a wave of panic over a case of coronavirus "reinfection".
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Aug 24 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 74

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Starting the week with cross-reactivity, schools and masks. Same-old, same-old.
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Aug 23 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 73

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Additions to the body of knowledge around coronavirus continue to accrue.
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Aug 23 2020

Reign of Terror, Reign of Error

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The epidemic response has been comprised of two primary elements--frighten the heck out of people and take ill-considered, disproportionate and extremely damaging actions.
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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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