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Jun 12 2020

National Coronavirus Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A table gives dramatic witness to the strongly skewed age impact of coronavirus disease.
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Jun 12 2020

Hug a Policeperson

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The most abused group in the country today is police officers and they don't deserve it.
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Jun 12 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest news and research summaries.
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Jun 11 2020

Minnesota Trends

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It seemed like a good time for a general review of trends in Minnesota on cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
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Jun 10 2020

Generation of Sheep, Nation of Sheep?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
A complete lack of critical thinking and skepticism results in mob behavior that is seriously hurting everyone.
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Jun 10 2020

Coronavirus Research Summaries

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few more summaries of research useful to thinking about public policy on the epidemic.
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Jun 10 2020

Truth and Seriousness Matter

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
There is such a thing as truth and reality always accords with truth in the end.
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Jun 09 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 50 (Because I have lost track of the real number)

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few research summaries for the day.
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Jun 08 2020

More Coronavirus Miscellania

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A few midday notes, for a change-up.
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Jun 08 2020

Seasonality

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another study reports on the seasonality and other characteristics of the pre-existing coronavirus strains.
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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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Research

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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