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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.

Jul 27 2017

MedPAC puts out a data backed report of details of Medicare spending.

http://www.medpac.gov/docs/default-source/data-book/jun17_databookentirereport_sec.pdf?sfvrsn=0
Jul 27 2017

Research published in JAMA Cardiology found minimal differences in medication use or adherence for Medicare heart disease patients in ACOs compared to those not in ACOs.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hec.3502/full
Jul 27 2017

Signature Medical gets $2.5 million in new capital for its wearable to monitor heart failure patients.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/digital-healthcare-company-signature-medical-nabs-2-5-mln-series-a/
Jul 27 2017

CMS has released the draft payment rule for physicians for 2018.

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-07-21/pdf/2017-14639.pdf
Jul 26 2017

Maven has raised $10.8 million to "revolutionize women's and family health", through its telehealth platform.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-health-company-maven-raises-108m-series-a-300493527.html
Jul 26 2017

PhysIQ, which uses wearables to gather information about clinical trial participants, has closed on $8 million in new funding.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/07/physiq-closes-8m-round-advance-beyond-pill-tech-support-development-acos/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_AsQNq2tt8LMFzS2DBnxO-412n1ruyjQjIiSZIOWodZq7PTfom1kWa2t9MfAWFFFzJeXOPz8zJTv7RtcWPk3NRxIwGWLjabPsF003B2s-K_Kpr2YQ&_hsmi=54638469&rf=1
Jul 26 2017

A PE firm has made a substantial investment in home health care franchisor ComforCare.  (Is that supposed to be Comfort Care?  Come for Care?  Come for Comfort Care?  We care if you're comfortable?  We make a comfortable profit on your Care?)

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/riverside-backs-home-care-service-franchisor-comforcare/
Jul 26 2017

Hinge Health swings for the fences, gathering $8 million in fresh funding for its remote monitoring of chronic pain.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/07/hinge-health-remote-monitoring-for-chronic-pain/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9VAFuIfvvhwl1dXtK9BUdrVTvYLP8BkLeQSJW1KZikiGe5rxbc3JXLhG6gotl6Adf2g6ebsqyfwSE5UvT_WOUz6A1-gL3EnvGbF1B-AA-ymFsZnfg&_hsmi=54590751&rf=1
Jul 25 2017

Chartspan, which helps patients access medical records and communicate with providers, garners a fresh $16 million.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2017/06/15/chartspan-greenville-sc/395722001/
Jul 24 2017

Gravie, which offers a new health benefits marketplace approach, has attracted $14.1 million in new funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/ge-ventures-leads-14-1-mln-for-gravie/
Jul 24 2017

PE firm KKR is buying WebMD for $2.8 billion, in the latest turn of the long-running saga of the online health information firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/kkr-to-buy-webmd-for-2-8-bln/