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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.

Mar 30 2017

Research in Health Affairs suggests that potential lack of medication adherence due to high cost sharing in high-deductible plans can be ameliorated by a value-based plan design that reduces cost-sharing for proven medications.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/36/3/516.abstract
Mar 30 2017

Carbon Health accumulates $6.5 million in new capital to build its virtual network of physician practices.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/03/carbon-health-rakes-in-6-5-mln-in-buildersvc-led-round/
Mar 29 2017

Chinese company Haoeyou has raised $40 million to support its business of linking Chinese patients with US doctors through online visits and medical tourism.  Chinese doctors chant "Build that virtual wall".

http://www.chinabiotoday.com/articles/20170322_1
Mar 29 2017

Japanese wearable vendor Moff doesn't muff it, getting a fresh $2.7 million in financing.

http://www.kezi.com/story/34971997/moff-announces-us27-million-funding-to-accelerate-iot-platform-for-elderly-healthcare
Mar 29 2017

Cognoa, which has screening analytics for childhood development disorders, has raised $11.6 million.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/03/health-startup-raises-11m-screen-children-behavioral-disorders-including-autism/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49448503&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9t4_GFkD_W2X8haX8-OyI9Lv48sR5LLFD0ErbODBXUOlAi_gUmwnZZMwLxrzy57PjC3SsQRORPxnO2lj5-jHVYoog2gF-q3nAkOq8oLHvnzlkExV0&_hsmi=49448503&rf=1
Mar 27 2017

Trusted Health Plan is acquiring Michigan-based, Medicaid health plan Harbor Health.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amid-the-affordable-care-act-aca-reform-medicaid-managed-care-organizations-continue-to-consolidate--trusted-health-plan-inc-acquires-harbor-health-plan-inc-from-tenet-healthcare-corporation-300429513.html
Mar 27 2017

New York-based third-party administrator Pomco Group is being purchased by UnitedHealth Group.  UHG does many, many relatively small acquisitions like this every year, most unannounced, as it expands its footprint across the entire health care industry.

http://www.syracuse.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/03/syracuses_pomco_group_to_be_sold_to_united_healthcare.html
Mar 23 2017

India-based business process outsourcing company WNS Holdings has acquired HealthHelp for $95 million.  HealthHelp provides a care management platform for payers.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/03/mts-health-exits-healthhelp/