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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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Aug 13 2020

The Axis of Evil, Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary 13 Comments
I get upset about absurd lockdown proposals for a reason.
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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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GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 2026
Garner Health isn’t gathering any accolades from me, as it raises a new round of $100 million in capital at about a $2.5 billion valuation.   The company supposedly steers...
June 2, 2026
IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 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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