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May 10 2020

Sunday Evening Bringing You Down

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Sleeping well? I have the antidote.
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May 10 2020

The 90/10 Rule

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
This epidemic seriously impacts a very small number of people.
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May 10 2020

How Do You Think This Ends?

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Most people seem to be in denial about how our current strategy in regard to the epidemic ends, or rather, doesn't end.
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May 10 2020

The Real Black Swan Event

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
What is exceptional about this epidemic, is our response to it.
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May 10 2020

You Can’t Pay Any Attention to Infection or Case Fatality Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
If you don't know the true number of cases or infections you don't know anything about the case fatality rate.
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May 10 2020

Another Saturday Nite and I Ain’t Got…..Nothing But Coronavirus

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Can't do much on a Saturday nite, but write some more about coronavirus.
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May 09 2020

A Few More Observations From Yesterday’s Coronavirus Briefing

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Governor was up to his usual tricks in Friday's daily briefing.
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May 09 2020

Evaluating Mitigation of Spread Alternatives and Vaccination

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A little summary of mitigation of spread research and a little more on the vaccine report from CDC.
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May 09 2020

We Need a Leader Like This

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few politicians are starting to use common sense and real facts to make better decisions about the epidemic.
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May 08 2020

Lies, Lies and More Lies from Our Supposed Leaders

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
As this drags on I am getting more fed up with the lying.
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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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