The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality releases another in its series of Statistical Briefs on concentration in health spending.
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A brief from Sherlock Company discusses health plan economies of scale.
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Eden Health looks for paradise, raising $10 million in idyllic capital, to support its business of physical and virtual primary care clinics for employees.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/primary-care-startup-eden-health-raises-10m-series-a-for-nationwide-expansion/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70340874&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9JXSwILd3K4mljJQIWaUbkpiac2c7rpPHwkk32ZffBV-jslB3XCgPegYLfoFdtLms9LJoFEq4BaZ7iujinWo61Wmr5AmtGddgya15L0VxZSjNJO0g&_hsmi=70340874&rf=1A study in Health Affairs provides another look at variation in spending for the privately insured population.
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Crossover Health, which operates worksite clinics for employers, seeks further guidance, acquiring Sherpaa, which provides telemedicine-based primary care.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/employee-clinic-company-crossover-health-snaps-up-telemedicine-startup-sherpaa/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70296852&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8nM53kqxDwaS9QkCIxRdIRAKO4JIfRwOkos2d_CvMZM24HqJB9piSbmvVY6vYoA1rKjrASkxCZJJonPq7F76GqtICpOtPdiqwQORxawbQ6Kc1-Cn0&_hsmi=70296852&rf=1A Commonwealth Fund report reviews competition among Medicare Advantage plans.
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CMS' Office of the Actuary gives us the latest projection of 10 year health spending.
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Magellan releases its annual report on specialty drug costs.
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Just in time for Oscars weekend, we have a new winner in the category of Press Release with the Most Gibberish, as Clareto announces a new round of financing for its health information exchange product that helps with medical underwriting, or something.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190221005803/en/Clareto-Closes-Series-FinancingAn Accenture survey covers digital health, with a finger on the pulse of consumers. I thumbed through it for you (and thumbed my nose at it).
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