A Viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzes the impact on health care in the US of having a largely employment driven health insurance market.
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Vida Health garners $3 million in a new financing round to support its digital health coaching business.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/vida-health-raises-30m-series-c-from-guidewell-teladoc-and-workday/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73875825&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--QSGtMCznHp3BMMURWURpDPdv5pmL4qMcgsXGgZ4vNk8aM4bFrGzFUAPM4M7OO9SrF8x3-iRQdivT9MnVk0Q9QUydGX-JCf8ePDG3N0OOhw1RRR7Q&_hsmi=73875825&rf=1An analysis from the Integrated Healthcare Association comparing provider network types finds that ACOs performed well in controlling costs.
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Cara Care, a German digital health company focused on digestive system care (if its digital does that mean stick a finger in one or the other end of your alimentary canal?) gets a $7 million financing round that includes pharma giant J & J.
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/j-j-leads-7m-round-for-german-digital-health-co-cara-care?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTUdJNU9XVmlaVEExTXpOaSIsInQiOiJ1SzBseUhZXC9ZczNwME5RczhUMm9kVndycGNhcFdpYlFhWUp5aVhhNmRMKytVbTBsbWQ1K3FKczNNbVlOWHRYTGQ4cFRERDVDTkJMa3BLb1JrUG1nMW5TN0dwaXhYQURwWFpvK3NGZHlUZHBWRGl1TTJMNWZJK3BuVkduV3BEUGoifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530Nurse practitioners and physician assistants appear to do as good a job at managing complex patients as physicians, but at a lower cost.
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Collective Health has raised a massive $205 million round of new capital, as it grows its third-party administrator business for employee health benefit plans.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/collective-health-raises-205m-series-e-led-by-softbank-to-reduce-healthcares-complexity/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73783870&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tjGzl-utagM4KIZ_Jv-0bTp6DwltxSQADw2Q55A6KJSbLbOiz4RZqY-3sSeE8Qo4_C5yT30p8ewBgTJuPN8NkLBa4ToBk0DivI-GU7HocLhjmMGQ&_hsmi=73783870&rf=1Accumen, which helps health systems with laboratories, blood collection and other services, is acquiring Halfpenny Technologies, a firm engaged in clinical data exchange software.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/accumen-buys-halfpenny-technologies/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73783870&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tjGzl-utagM4KIZ_Jv-0bTp6DwltxSQADw2Q55A6KJSbLbOiz4RZqY-3sSeE8Qo4_C5yT30p8ewBgTJuPN8NkLBa4ToBk0DivI-GU7HocLhjmMGQ&_hsmi=73783870Large insurer Centene has led a $60 million investment in Quartet, which offers a comprehensive technology platform to coordinate and deliver behavioral health care.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/quartet-raises-60m-series-d-led-by-centene/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73711228&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_m1VUAa4IijVIR2Kv8pWgryyrustdQqqjl5P_RRG_5O9_zZr0aqWOEYHJ1z8nPYPLZlZNlCkY8qnUZoJNoUJ-gzc7qiRSrLc_-jlcHsUPkJErWYq4&_hsmi=73711228&rf=1Research finds that payments and other benefits given by drug manufacturers to physicians does influence prescribing behavior.
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EHR vendor Allscripts is buying ZappRx, apparently for less than the $40 million that venture investors put into the company. ZappRx is supposed to help providers perform prior authorization faster.
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/information-technology/allscripts-buys-prescription-drug-startup?utm_source=modern-healthcare-daily-finance-friday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190614&utm_content=article6-headlineAbout this Blog
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.