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Apr 05 2020

You Must Watch this Video

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A very respected physician and PhD economist lays out perfectly while the current course of extreme lockdowns is so imprudent.
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Apr 04 2020

What is the CDC Up to With Causes of Death?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Some information on coronavirus deaths at the CDC is confusing to say the least.
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Apr 04 2020

How to Lighten it Up for a Bit

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Take and break and let's disco!!
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Apr 04 2020

A Weekly Recap on What We Think We Know

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Time for a little summarization of where we seem to be.
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Apr 03 2020

CDC Report on Comorbidities of Those With Coronavirus Illness

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the Centers for Disease Control describes comorbidities of persons coming down with coronavirus disease.
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Apr 03 2020

Modeling Coronavirus in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Our state gives some further indication of just how screwed up it's modeling is and in how misleading a manner the results have been used.
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Apr 02 2020

Criticizing the Shutdown is Putting Money Over Lives. Really?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It gets a little old hearing from people that complaints about the extreme economic shutdown are just putting money over people.
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Apr 02 2020

Be Extremely Cautious About Anything You See Based on a Model

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Models that have little credibility are being used to make policy decisions.
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Apr 02 2020

Too Late for Wider CV Screening to Help, We Need Antibody Tests More

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Dr.Fauci says more coronavirus testing and tracking of contacts can help return to normal faster. Too late for that.
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Apr 02 2020

Summaries of Some Useful CV Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Summaries of a few pieces of coronavirus related research.
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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

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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