Spring Fertility plows fertile investing ground, getting an undisclosed amount of new capital to help people become pregnant. Gestation period for this investment was undisclosed but likely will be greater than nine months.
https://www.pehub.com/familyoffices/bonderman-family-office-wildcat-finds-opportunity-in-fertility/CityMD and Summit Medical Group are merging, bringing together a private equity owned urgent care center company and a large provider group.
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/citymd-and-summit-medical-group-merge?utm_source=modern-healthcare-daily-finance-friday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190621&utm_content=article2-headlineHealth care provider payments vendor Equian is apparently being acquired by UnitedHealth Group for $3.2 billion.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/report-unitedhealth-picks-up-healthcare-payments-company-equian-in-3-2b-deal/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73941832&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_piS23xfyeAoq8ijveZY1dXqENe9pn4YXXw-OTyDvF2JjMBz1-qVOBPmWo29_PGbC3zpREwFLB-9ZdUB6l9NcGUZlfNU0R2g4xgG5xRe7XFschylo&_hsmi=73941832&rf=1PWC releases its annual report on what employers can expect in the way of medical cost growth for the coming year.
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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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