The Health Care Cost Institute issues an analysis of hospital market concentration, prices and utilization.
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On demand house call provider Heal makes it better by acquiring Doctors on Demand, a similar company based in New York, for $15 million.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/house-call-app-heal-acquires-doctors-call-expands-to-nyc-market?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0RCalpHUm1ZV0U0TnpNeiIsInQiOiJsUHpYOFpKUmNyeXRFRUw5bDFYNlZXN0ViNlwvNkVUb1ExUXpwc2lXN1wvMDdLVUZ6M2hRRmtYOUtIaERoMnJqMWJOQnkyVTJjVG95RlNJQWg0OTVBZGd4dnFDcm5TVG1IVGVaVDBxU2FZMjhTUG1aVklJTlF4VVQrMXVjOEhZV2ZUIn0%3D&mrkid=635530A report from Magellan gives data on Medicaid drug use trends and issues.
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A summary of reports presented to the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission reveals some interesting information about hospital coding practices.
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InsightRx drugs investors into providing a new $10 million financing round for its software that helps prescribers optimize dosing in hospital settings.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-technology-startup-insightrx-raises-10-million-to-enable-precision-dosing-at-point-of-care-300922236.htmlA new paper from the National Bureau of Health Economics analyses the effect of primary care physician practice styles on patient outcomes.
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OptimizeRx, which has a software platform that connects pharmaceutical companies to prescribers, is acquiring RMDY Health for $16 million, adding its digital health management capabilities.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/09/05/1911677/0/en/OptimizeRx-to-Acquire-Digital-Therapeutics-SaaS-Platform-Provider-RMDY-Health.htmlA report finds that hospitals make a lot of money marking up drugs and keep all those profits for themselves.
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