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Aug 02 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 56

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
With this post I will be caught up til the next set of papers drops.
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Aug 01 2020

Some Examples of How Research Gets Distorted

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Two studies are exemplars of misuse to advance a shutdown agenda.
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Aug 01 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 55

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few random items relating to the epidemic.
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Jul 31 2020

School Opening BS

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
An absolutely idiotic "return" to school plan from the Dictator, which is racist to its core, will exacerbate income inequities, but will keep the campaign contributions flowing to the Dictator…
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Jul 31 2020

Lockdowns Are Pointless and Incredibly Damaging

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It is unbelievable that some people are suggesting going back to the lockdown approach.
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Jul 31 2020

And Still the Champion

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
For all hysteria about cases in Arizona, Texas and Florida, collectively their deaths don't come close to New York's.
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Jul 31 2020

Causes of Death by Age

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Only for the oldest Americans is CV near the top in causes of death.
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Jul 30 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 54

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A continuing exploration of the rapidly evolving world of coronavirus.
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Jul 30 2020

How Long Are We Going to Be Terrorized?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
I could write the script for the daily coronavirus briefing, and I am sure the messaging is closely planned to continue to make up things to scare Minnesotans.
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Jul 30 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part 53

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another potpourri of data and research on the terrifying coronavirus epidemic--oh wait, it is not actually so terrifying.
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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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Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 2026
Cityblock raises $116 million in new capital, partly to help with the acquisition of Homeward Health.  Cityblock coordinates and provides care in urban settings and Homeward is focused on rural...
August 21, 2026
Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 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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