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Mar 31 2020

A Recapitulation of My Purpose in Writing About Coronavirus Issues

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Sometimes you just gotta speak up, and we all should, whatever our perspective.
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Mar 31 2020

Digital Health Adoption

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from Accenture finds that digital health adoption is stalling.
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Mar 30 2020

Trying to Make Sense of Coronavirus numbers.

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some updated coronavirus numbers may or may not give us some sense of likely outcomes or trends.
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Mar 30 2020

The Tyranny of Experts

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The response to the coronavirus epidemic is revealing the flaw of relying too much on experts in any one field.
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Mar 30 2020

Some Useful New Thoughts on Death Rates and Other Matters

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few new items that may help you better understand issues related the epidemic.
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Mar 30 2020

Is This Any Way to Run a Democracy?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The process by which decisions are being made in regard to the coronavirus crisis is antithetical to democracy.
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Mar 30 2020

Dr. Fauci’s Comments Yesterday

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Dr. Fauci gives his view on where we are headed.
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Mar 29 2020

What We Have Learned About Coronavirus and Common Misconceptions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few thoughts on learnings about coronavirus to date and some suggestions on how to think carefully about the problem.
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Mar 29 2020

More Coronavirus Information and Perspective

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Additional thoughts on thinking through coronavirus issues.
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Mar 29 2020

Some More Coronavirus Information and Thoughts

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Here is some hopefully helpful information on coronavirus.
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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

Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 2026
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 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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