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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.

Jan 10 2017

PeraHealth gathers $14 million in growth financing from a PE firm, enabling it to expand its analytics business that helps providers identify high-risk patients.

http://www.mainsailpartners.com/perahealth-secures-14-million-in-financing/
Jan 10 2017

Aledade, which organizes and offers accountable care organizations for Medicare and commercial patients and payers, attracts $20 million in new financing.

https://www.aledade.com/news/press-releases/aledade-raises-20-million-to-grow-value-based-care-network/
Jan 10 2017

Avalon HealthCare Solutions, which helps payers and providers use diagnostic tests cost-effectively, has raised an undisclosed amount of growth capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/01/avalon-healthcare-solutions-takes-in-funding/
Jan 09 2017

PE firm BelHealth has acquired Virginia-based home health firm Care Advantage.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/01/belhealth-acquires-care-advantage/
Jan 09 2017

UnitedHealth Group is buying Surgical Care Affiliates for $2.3 billion, adding surgicenters to its rapidly growing owned-provider footprint.

http://seekingalpha.com/news/3234045-unitedhealth-buys-surgical-care-affiliates-57-share-cash-stock-deal?uprof=45
Jan 06 2017

Healthx, which creates digital portals between plans and patients and providers, has nabbed an undisclosed amount of additional capital.

http://www.healthx.com/healthx-receives-strategic-growth-investment-from-jmi-equity/
Jan 06 2017

AccessOne, a vendor of patient cost-share management software, has accessed new capital, being majority recapped by a PE firm

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170105005379/en/Frontier-Capital-Announces-Investment-AccessOne
Jan 06 2017

Arcadia attracts $30 million in additional capital to support growth of its health analytics business aimed at provider organizations.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170105005564/en/Arcadia-Healthcare-Solutions-Announces-30MM-Investment
Jan 06 2017

Genetic testing firm PatientsLikeMe, gets $100 million in new investment from a Chinese firm that likes it.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/01/05/patientslikeme-gets-million-investment-from-chinese-entrepreneur/25mNWOMy53YuiSAW8kuDRM/story.html
Jan 05 2017

Price transparency, and not very transparent, firm Castlight is acquiring Jiff, a digital health benefits platform, for 27 million of its overvalued shares.  Want a sign of what a desperate deal this is--Jiff shareholders are getting 20% of Castlight, a public company, while Jiff has $7 million in revenue to Castlight's still pathetic $102 million.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170105/NEWS/170109964?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170105-NEWS-170109964&utm_campaign=financedaily
Jan 05 2017

Specialty behavioral health pharmacy operator Genoa Healthcare has acquired Advanced Pharmacy Solutions, which is in the same business in a few southern states.

http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/genoa-acquires-advanced-pharmacy-solutions
Jan 04 2017

HM Health Solutions, which offers software for health plans, is acquiring the print-to-mail division of Guidewell.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hm-health-solutions-announces-acquisition-of-guidewells-fulfillment-business-to-support-long-term-growth-strategy-300384801.html
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