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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 27 2016

The rumors were true, OptumRx, the UnitedHealth unit, is acquiring workers' comp PBM Helios.  I honestly have no idea why, must be pressure from large employers to be able to help in this area.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160127/NEWS08/160129835?tags=%7C329%7C74%7C285%7C79%7C304%7C92
Jan 27 2016

VitreosHealth, a population health management vendor (who isn't?) humors us by gathering $5 million in capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/vitreoshealth-raises-5-mln/
Jan 26 2016

Retrace Health gets $1 million in startup capital for its business of doing home and telemedicine visits by nurse practitioners.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/telemedicine-reimbursement/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=cb06945ba6-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-cb06945ba6-408793005&rf=1
Jan 26 2016

SnapMD has raised $5.3 million in a snap to grow its business of equipping hospitals and physician practices to offer telemedicine services.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/telemedicine-in-clinical-settings/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=cb06945ba6-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-cb06945ba6-408793005&rf=1
Jan 26 2016

Rehab facility operator Select Medical is buying Physiotherapy Associates for $400 million to greatly expand its market share.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160125/NEWS/160129922?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160125-NEWS-160129922&utm_campaign=financedaily
Jan 25 2016

CMS has finalized its rule requiring Medicaid programs to purchase drugs from pharmacies at actual acquisition cost (good luck figuring out what that is), which supposedly will save $2.7 billion a year.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160121/NEWS/160129962?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160121-NEWS-160129962&utm_campaign=hits
Jan 25 2016

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A post at the American Journal of Managed Care finds that many high deductible plan members save on drug costs by reducing aherence and utilization, even for important medications like anti-hypertensives, lipid-lowering drugs and diabetes treatments.

Jan 25 2016

MEP Health, an operator of emergency care physician services, has merged with US Acute Care, a larger similar firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/mep-health-closes-merger-with/
Jan 25 2016

Cigna has been barred from enrolling new Medicare Advantage members due to poor enrollee servicing and drug formulary issues.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160122/NEWS/160129960?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160122-NEWS-160129960&utm_campaign=financedaily
Jan 21 2016

Greatist, raises a big $4.5 million, to support its wellness business aimed at Millenials

https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/659152/
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