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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.

Apr 16 2018

Vineti has added $33.5 million in new funding for its software that supports cell therapies.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/16/1471912/0/en/Vineti-Completes-33-5-Million-in-Series-B-Financing-to-Accelerate-Patient-Access-to-Cell-and-Gene-Therapies.html
Apr 16 2018

LetsGetChecked, which does at home lab tests, has gathered an undisclosed amount of financing, including from UnitedHealth's Optum arm.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/unitedhealth-s-optum-throws-support-behind-at-home-lab-test-startup-in-12m-funding-round.html
Apr 16 2018

The Congressional Budget Office provides us with a truly dismal set of federal financial projections from 2018 to 2028, featuring rapid growth in federal health spending.

https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/reports/53651-outlook.pdf
Apr 16 2018

CBO Financial Projections 2018-2028

http://templatelab.com/budget-outlook-2018-to-2028/
Apr 13 2018

Somatus has raised $11 million to develop and market its program to help manage patients with chronic kidney disease more effectively.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/somatus-raises-11-million-in-series-b-financing-300627795.html
Apr 13 2018

Population health and disease management firm Livongo has raised another $109 million in a new round of financing.  That is a lot of total capital into a firm that basically has a commodity product that health plans will eventually give away.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180411/NEWS/180419988?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180411-NEWS-180419988&utm_campaign=am
Apr 11 2018

ObvioHealth, which offers apps to help with "siteless" clinical trials, gets $3 million in fresh funding.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/technology/singapore-healthcare-startup-obviohealth-raises-us3m-series-funding
Apr 11 2018

Home health software company Axxess is acquiring Home Health Gold, which offers data analytics for the same market.

http://www.axxess.com/blog/news-and-events/axxess-acquires-home-health-gold/
Apr 10 2018

Canvas Medical gets $3 million in seed financing for its software designed to help independent physicians stay that way.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canvas-medical-launches-platform-to-help-independent-primary-care-practices-thrive-and-remain-independent-300620073.html
Apr 10 2018

Swift Medical offers apps and other services to help providers manage wound care and raises $11.6 million in a new financing.

https://betakit.com/swift-medical-raises-11-6-million-to-help-healthcare-facilities-manage-wound-care/?via=indexdotco
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