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Apr 28 2020

An Example of Government Evasiveness and Misinformation

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A state of Minnesota employee perfectly exemplifies why government is often detested.
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Apr 28 2020

There Are Serious Legal Issues with Shutdown and Stay-at-Home Orders

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The shutdown and stay-at-home orders violate fundamental constitutional rights and should be challenged.
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Apr 28 2020

Why I Am Doing This

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
We should all be concerned about what we are doing to our childrens' and grandchildrens' futures.
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Apr 27 2020

Another Opportunity for Me to Interpret Governor’s Walz’ Evasions

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
I listen to the daily briefings and try to get some straight information, but it isn't easy.
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Apr 27 2020

You Can’t Spell Pandemic Without Panic

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Fear, stubbornness and group-thinking are driving policymakers' responses to the coronavirus epidemic.
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Apr 26 2020

The Tyranny of the Experts, Revisted

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A revisitation of the Tyranny of the Experts posts, with some additional thoughts.
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Apr 26 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research, Part Seis

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few more research summaries of note.
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Apr 26 2020

Yet More Evidence on the True Infection Rate

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
We now have a large number of studies indicating that the true number of infections is many multiples of the reported number.
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Apr 26 2020

A Weekly Recap, Where We Are Now

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It becomes more and more obvious every day that the epidemic posed a low threat and we have reacted excessively and in a manner that is devastating to all of…
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Apr 25 2020

Some Last Minute Thoughts for the Day

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A good piece by a doctor explains why we have to immediately change course.
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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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