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May 04 2020

A Couple of Minnesota Observations

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some tidbits from my state.
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May 03 2020

A Couple of Late Night Research Summaries

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another antibody study and a study on another aspect of the immune system and coronavirus.
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May 03 2020

More Random News and Columns

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A few random items.
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May 03 2020

We Are Living in a Dictatorship

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
You have to read the executive orders to understand how one person is dictating every aspect of our lives.
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May 03 2020

Children and Coronavirus

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A further look at some research on relative susceptibility to coronavirus.
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May 02 2020

A Stop the Presses Paper Relating to Population Immunity

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new paper recognizes that individual susceptibility to infection must be accounted for in models of the epidemic.
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May 02 2020

What to Look for in the Next Run of the Minnesota Model

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The estimates from the next Minnesota model run will tell us if the modelers are being pressured to make deaths look high.
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May 02 2020

A Few News and Other Stories

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Summaries of some articles and columns.
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May 01 2020

A Few Research Summaries

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
I finally get back to what I really love, reading and summarizing scientific papers.
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May 01 2020

A Few Headlines From the Local Paper

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A better picture of the economic distress caused by severe lockdowns emerges from headlines in the local paper.
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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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