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Aug 16 2020

Remember This?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Let's go back to the model of the epidemic and see what we might update.
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Aug 16 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 66

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The research doesn't stop coming, even on a Sunday.
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Aug 15 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 65

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Loads of research papers dropped in the last 24 hours.
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Aug 15 2020

The Epidemic Was Front-loaded Everywhere

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A look at recent activity in Spain demonstrates the universality of front-loading in this epidemic.
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Aug 14 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Briefings, My Siysphean Labor

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
I can't resist having a little fun at the expense of those oh so sincere state spokespeople on our coronavirus briefings. They do their part by making themselves easy targets.
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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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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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