Further summarization of MedPAC's annual recommendations to Congress on Medicare.
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Change Healthcare, cobbled together with multiple acquisitions of HIT companies and majority-owned by McKesson, and with the most grandiose name in the industry, is planning a massive IPO.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/nashville-based-change-healthcare-files-for-100-million-ipo/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=71059782&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--CRb2VEI5HmjSDy6LJOFgZp-tb8pO4_kisuWGK_uvCd1dadoyvO-Vw8eg-iLW9McHjIvsQJEbY87ESvgfnCpAOnUq1DXlm2sxZKaId6hcUqYfX3z4&_hsmi=71059782&rf=1The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission issues its annual report to Congress, mostly regarding adequacy of reimbursement for various providers.
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New research finds that interventions to increase high-value preventive care may also lead to more low-value care.
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Research carried in Health Affairs uncovers the effects of paying patients to choose less expensive treatment options.
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Unite Us unites itself with a lot of money, $35 million in new capital, to help payers deal with social determinants of health issues.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/startup-35m-series-b/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70996491&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-83Br4LmJ0VjrHPG_QpNoCNcFDydnQU4DRkofZDJV2Lq4jyvsiNd1WcS1nibE1USMVO8CnmnXXW-ONGsBq_cIU6W5o7m5GeXeYbMfA48yLaaNJSexs&_hsmi=70996491Cleo pats investors down for a hefty $27.5 million to support a business of helping employees return to work after a childbirth leave and other events.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/cleo-raises-27-5m-series-b-to-better-support-working-parents/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70996491&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-83Br4LmJ0VjrHPG_QpNoCNcFDydnQU4DRkofZDJV2Lq4jyvsiNd1WcS1nibE1USMVO8CnmnXXW-ONGsBq_cIU6W5o7m5GeXeYbMfA48yLaaNJSexs&_hsmi=70996491&rf=1An "expose" in Fortune tells use what we already knew--electronic medical records haven't lived up to the hype and create lots of problems.
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Diversified medical device and medical equipment firm Hill-Rom is acquiring Voalte, which offers a clinical communication platform for hospitals, for $180 million.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/hill-rom-to-acquire-healthcare-communications-company-voalte-for-up-to-195m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70778050&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_WaEviNSrvjeuplBBivEeXcVuLBhiZ3DtZkZQApVg2i8WgIrOEi5ob7vt2NqgvSGZypVI0Nw8D4F-m22uaSo9J_hhHxSou71CW0hvCyXeCoIh88g0&_hsmi=70778050&rf=1A survey in Health Affairs looks at health behaviors of high-deductible plan consumers.
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