Proponents of the original federal reform law make misleading statements to try to defend it.
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Please, make it stop. Xealht raises $8.5 million in funding to help doctors send electronic copies of health education material to patients and track their use of the materials.
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/seattle-health-care-tech-startup-xealth-raises-85-million/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=53112009&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xb0bQm1KAIEhekJ94Uba10Sb22eKDsRpgwypul1X_3DlXeDDX66GY1y-LhOIJUoeobEfBuikXRkU0ccjilAXTXWv6lV80g7qQyg9filup0607sPI&_hsmi=53112009You haven't fingered the pulse of the market if you aren't calling yourself a digital health company, like Peerfit, which raised $2.3 million to help arrange "boutique" fitness classes for health plan members and others. Someone will pay for this?
https://pulse.peerfit.com/digital-health-startup-peerfit-closes-2-3m-investment-round/According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the hospital value-based purchasing program did not lead to better quality.
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From the health plans have too much capital looking for a home department, Omada Health, which claims to offer services that keep pre-diabetics from getting the disease, garners another $50 million in capital in a round led by Cigna.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/cigna-leads-omada-healths-latest-50m-investment-round/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8r7q1QFv8EfRsXkkalv3UKFYWfLT2ESRIQ-7FJENA1yOOK3lruIL7fTAPkbzCaF3YSsv6iJupBkjNVr2wCGiiyfZBsJ65-UzeDFZiBxBI5X3Bixy8&_hsmi=53105520&rf=1The digital pharmacy company formerly known as ScriptDash has raised $23 million in new capital and changed its name to Alto. Because it has a higher level of capital? Because it is singing a new tune? Because even with all this new capital, it can't afford an office in Palo Alto, just in Alto? I don't know.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/06/digital-pharmacy-startup-alto-bags-23-mln-techcrunch/A PriceWaterhouseCooper Health Research Institute report projects medical cost trend for 2018.
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A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis confirms continued growth in Medicare Advantage, but worrisome trends in plan concentration.
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Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine studies the effect of quality intervention programs on hospital readmissions.
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EHR and practice management vendor athenahealth is acquiring Praxify Technologies for $63 million. Praxify helps doctors with workflow and care management software.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/athenahealth-praxify-technologies/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9VW9ePbT9we4uuYFqRiqwNYfPZ-Rj26WhqCDpews9nZT-lEpZ83-T3LxpAamwT8789eH6by77QLDJBBD1QNRve5zAHye6tiC_eIXaTo8rGQeySSiU&_hsmi=52961103&rf=1A Rand Corporation report once again demonstrates how a relatively small proportion of patients, typically with multiple chronic diseases, are responsible for much of total health spending.
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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. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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