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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 10 2018

A firm that provides transportation for Medicare Advantage members gets $1.9 million in seed funding.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/04/roundtrip-sees-new-ways-grow-cms-opens-door-nemt-medicare-advantage-members/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61979229&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9TSVYsp7-0-fFbaCKC7Y9rHheVSECrqFqmITGWPSLpmqB4Hi4P6ChBgP4VbqJlqJcFXNZSFMxHruSQ-MhSLjEeJ_OSjExZyFsON0ns0HawrJHCST4&_hsmi=61979229&rf=1
Apr 10 2018

Infection control firm Cantel Medical is buying Aexis Medical, which helps hospitals track equipment reprocessing, for about $25 million.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cantel-medical-acquires-aexis-medical-300617185.html
Apr 09 2018

Neurotrack garners $13.7 million in a new financing round for its platform to improve brain health, with investors being the test subjects for the product.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/03/neurotrack-fetches-13-7-mln-series-b/
Apr 09 2018

Elligo Health Research attracts $16 million in new capital for its business of involving general practice physicians in clinical research.

http://hatterasvp.com/elligo-health-research-raises-16m-to-improve-access-to-clinical-trials/
Apr 09 2018

EHR vendor Netsmart is acquiring Change Healthcare's home health care and hospice software business, which Change acquired when it bought McKesson's health IT division.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180406/NEWS/180409933?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180406-NEWS-180409933&utm_campaign=financedaily
Apr 06 2018

Jordan Health Services, a large home-health care provider based in Texas, is being acquired by a PE firm, apparently for around $700 million.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/palladium-equity-partners-announces-acquisition-of-jordan-health-services-112497939.html
Apr 05 2018

Population health and wellness vendor Welltok ticks along, gathering in $75 million in a new round of capital as it moves into provider and health system markets.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/04/welltok-raises-75m-series-e-round-support-customer-base-expansion-health-systems/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61876674&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9xlhyMTMXZG2YoEobFOxvsixu5X0tLNdjQmW9DlVsPoKLO4P3fSNmKFelRFKn6v3rUg_jj-GTxKnsmOmD7XjH9nJQ7L-wWD4Rihfi-6x8sSn9FQ7M&_hsmi=61876674&rf=1
Apr 05 2018

Virta Health shows that virtue may not be its own reward, you need some cash too, as it raises $45 million to support its program that claims to reverse Type 2 diabetes by lifestyle changes.

https://blog.virtahealth.com/virta-health-raises-45-million-to-expand-treatment-for-type-2-diabetes-reversal/
Apr 03 2018

Genae, which provides clinical trial services to medical device firms, is buying data management firm Hilbert Paradox for an undisclosed amount, solving a conundrum.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/medical-device-cro-genae-buys-health-data-management-company?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0RkaVpqSTFNMk14TURneCIsInQiOiJxbnBaak1nRW92b24xRkpVSzZBazFsR2YxQjhLQXNVMDVzYzMyXC9UWW04N1BRXC91b2ZsV2owNjlKVmR5K0xcLzJlZituWTM1KzdBckJ6QlwvaHY5V2o1UXdUVUlibTg2NzVYaFpKcHVtUnp6T1RIcXFlemZETDM2SnhWdFhNSHdoOGIifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530
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