Express Scripts provides us with the first of the big PBM drug spending trend reports.
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Phillips, the large conglomerate with a medical group, is buying Carestream's medical imaging software business.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/philips-carestream/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70622803&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--XjxmYf-yCN9ihoR0XmDTAt3dJYymK35IUXAuqa3OWEfJz--1-Odpaevpbz6YUrq6LTHVFaRYInnx_TpDdnVIyG4M8mKvskw_AqMLfAthVgZfaA_Y&_hsmi=70622803&rf=1Two studies in JAMA show modest or no improvement from intensive interventions around diet and weight management for overweight, depressed patients.
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Yawn, another study in Health Affairs showing that hospital prices are an issue for containing health spending.
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Substance abuse telehealth provider MAP Health Management calls in a fresh $25 million in capital.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/austin-substance-abuse-telehealth-company-raises-25-million-series-a-led-by-aetna/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70598885&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8JIAZiDnwDbTr-MQiQq9ymm7AMoC1Ggnee32X3y7poy_uWjn8jl06CigmW-dq4eyEWaXLV3USX-g31GwlmqRJQEJOlAefB60wnOQo3J2c31DKsGTc&_hsmi=70598885&rf=1Use of a transitional care service did not improve outcomes for patients with heart failure, according to a study in JAMA.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality releases a brief on average costs at different types of usual sources of care.
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A report from Massachusetts examines the relationship between the price a payer reimburses at and a patient's out-of-pocket cost.
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Health care software vendor Medsphere is acquiring Wellsoft, which provides ER and urgent care software.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/medsphere-acquires-wellsoft-to-enhance-emergency-department-capabilities?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpSa1lqVmtPREJtTlRSbSIsInQiOiJTMTVuQU0rem9tclBmT21kTnowb2Jrb0JWSktDQ2ZrUDV0VGYzRElCdXBiUXQ3Q0xxK0FIY0tUdWpjOGV0a1hTek82NEs5alB2eCs5b1c4a01hQlVSd3g3Z2VpK2RvTmRNU28xWDhkeFhjb01xWTFEKzNtUFVDYWRLU251Qkx1QSJ9&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internalNextHealth Technologies reaches the next stage by garnering $17 million in fresh financing for its predictive analytics service to help plans identify and address the needs of higher cost members.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/denver-analytics-company/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70471774&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--omeLsGWtyT9yD6rsGF7ztH9MmLErmxJRDEhBHsGZsf_T4CCaN89RhJezaNze6ymD9A2CzDPguR7OfPg9lmqaWW7oHKxe6-IBhH1suUVSXxPvS4B0&_hsmi=70471774&rf=1The Kaiser Foundation releases a report on claims denials by health insurance exchange plans.
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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. 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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