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Kevin Roche

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 through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

Jun 12 2019

Well, beam me up Scotty, connected, digital, etc, etc, sold on a subscription basis, etc, etc, toothbrush maker Beam raises $55 million in another round of financing; that's right not $ .55 million, not $5.5 million, but $55 million.

https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/29/beam-raises-50-million-for-a-connected-toothbrush-that-lowers-dental-premiums/
Jun 12 2019

I think I have seen more than one company like this but my brain health isn't what it used to be.  Neurotrak heads for the finish line with $21 million more in capital for its cognitive health assessment and improvement service.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/cognitive-health-assessment-startup-neurotrack-raises-21m-series-c/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73603597&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8dXUNLIGeHlzxsv3jaTxfCxmEI6yr_EKhXyz5GKFb_FTuXiIpbsZ5bBBbnMAhBa2aJtmHTqo9jv-18yXU-boxAUpl388bxOwTpECpXg-uCZ4_qjuk&_hsmi=73603597
Jun 12 2019

Best Buy continues its push into health care by purchasing remote health monitoring firm Critical Signal.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/best-buy-acquires-senior-remote-monitoring-company-critical-signal-technologies/
Jun 12 2019

Genome Medical dials up a fresh $23 million in capital to support counseling for patients and consulting for clinicians on genetic test issues.

genome medical investment 2019
Jun 11 2019

Virtual hospital at home firm Medically Home Group garners $10 in new capital.

https://www.medicallyhome.com/medically-home-group-raises-10-million-towards-its-series-b-funding/
Jun 11 2019

ChartSpan, which offers care management programs for chronic diseases, bridges its way to $15 million in additional funding

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chartspan-raises-15-million-series-a-round-led-by-bip-capital-300863522.html
Jun 11 2019

Here we go again, as large optometry chain MyEyeDr goes from one private equity firm to another for $2.7 billion.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/goldman-pe-arm-buys-myeyedr-in-2-7b-deal-producing-3-5x-return-for-altas-partners/
Jun 10 2019

Carbon Health gets $30 million in new capital to expand its convenience care clinics which also offer telehealth services.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/carbon-health-pulls-in-30m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73461852&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jgPh9bQX0oOyap2v_43mkW325RqDXKtKdODOJinPupTGPyuKPF5Nx_2poJNvC-_SIqtdfXgobHpNYq0fYnp5oVXA_64xY8BFxdf1kBXD6zHALVvE&_hsmi=73461852
Jun 10 2019

Large health plan Anthem finds its way to acquiring Beacon Health, which offers behavioral health services.  Terms were not disclosed.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/anthem-acquires-behavioral-health-company-beacon-health-options/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73461852&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jgPh9bQX0oOyap2v_43mkW325RqDXKtKdODOJinPupTGPyuKPF5Nx_2poJNvC-_SIqtdfXgobHpNYq0fYnp5oVXA_64xY8BFxdf1kBXD6zHALVvE&_hsmi=73461852&rf=1
Jun 10 2019

Babel Health speaks a language investors understand, securing $5 million in funding to help with risk adjustment and encounter submission for MA and similar plans.

https://www.babelhealth.com/2019/04/25/babel-health-secures-5m-series-a-funding/
Jun 06 2019

RxRevu, which offers prescribing decision support software for clinicians, has raised $15.9 million in new capital.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/uchealth-leads-15-9m-rxrevu/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73419819&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8bCc0TxH31igX8vdOwL8BFiHUuvbaQDtbmXP4tLEgOmGqvOtsI4ObhOYdiHPxPvRhnUcaoyTfXKFJWGg3ar2Z4m6yuzRGbLRYurMRhG7UlGWJPQ_8&_hsmi=73419819&rf=1