Here is a fascinating article on the topic of statistical uncertainty.
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NeuroFlow hits a nerve with investors, getting $7.5 million in financing for its platform that helps providers integrate mental health care and do remote mental health services.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/12/neuroflow-the-most-clinical-grade-out-of-sea-of-mental-health-solutions-lands-7-5m-investment/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=81025361&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9faPg_L5qeELd3CL_X5Zt3LpOQjYs05NlpG_Zy-2EumJreJFcFJj_GmU7zBOG0JYJJwcZY3bZGqZKrjZdpAAB54t9pOfvjWl4SbWcx4JGNsgH_UGM&_hsmi=81025361&rf=1Emilio Health has gathered a fresh $5 million in funding to develop a behavioral health home for children and families.
Projected growth in CO2 emissions driven by countries outside the OECD graph of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by country or region, as explained in the article text Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2016 Note: OECD is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.Research carried by JAMA finds that certain hospitals end up getting paid more by Medicare for treating the same patients with the same condition than do other hospitals.
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More BS. A study in Health Services Research finds that giving patients a personal "navigator" and some money to buy wellness related services and items provides only a very modest boost to patient activation scores and self-reported quality of life (I would feel better if people gave me things too) but has absolutely no information on impact on any real health status, utilization or spending effect, suggesting that there isn't any.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1475-6773.13235Bright Health, a new health plan company focussed on narrow network products, secures an additional $635 million in financing, bringing its total to over a billion in capital. Be interesting to see if they can ever generate a return on that.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bright-health-announces-635m-series-d-funding-led-by-nea-300975710.htmlA study in JAMA looks at the impact on health outcomes from giving people a housing voucher.
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Humana is buying hospice pharmacy and PBM operator Enclara for an undisclosed sum.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/humana-announces-deal-to-purchase-hospice-pbm-enclara-healthcare?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURFd05EVTJaVEl3TTJJeCIsInQiOiJxYU1rVjQxTXFrY2ZwN2s5Q3dqaGdGV3ZySFlKblNWY2ZcL3F4TWdGZlBtSkZoeVBFMXphV1lqaHphN1Z1bGNRK2JBYzdoVW5GdzFtTGtQcWJIcFRMSXhNeXpmYzVWMmlhWDZXRWIrS2VLUGYxcXVFMkVrTjVrR2x2bTgrNDNqdEoifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530As seems to often be the case these days, at least until Elizabeth Warren is elected, a health care business is being sold by one private equity firm to another, this time it is EyeCare Partners, going for about $2.2 billion.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/partners-group-buys-u-s-eye-care-company-in-2-2-billion-deal-11576516689A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General verifies that many Medicare Advantage plans appear to be using chart reviews just to boost risk scores.
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