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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 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/
Jan 21 2016

Bioclinica, a clinical research organization, is buying Clinverse, which facilitates payments to investigators in clinical trials.

http://www.fiercecro.com/press-releases/leading-provider-expands-financial-management-solutions-clinical-trials?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonsqvJdu%2FhmjTEU5z17e8oXKS2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4CScZnMq%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk
Jan 21 2016

CRO Parexel is buying Health Advances, which primarily consults with drug companies on market and portfolio assessments and M & A opportunities.

http://www.fiercecro.com/press-releases/parexel-announces-execution-definitive-agreement-acquire-health-advances?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonsqvJdu%2FhmjTEU5z17e8oXKS2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4CScZnMq%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk
Jan 20 2016

Invoice Cloud, a vendor of patient communication services around billing and payment, has acquired HealthPay24 which generously allows consumers to pay for health services at the point of service by text on online.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/659077/
Jan 20 2016

Research published in Medical Care suggests that at least some hospitals may be using early discharges to post-acute care facilities to both reduce exposure to readmission penalties and as a way to make more money on fixed inpatient reimbursement rates.

http://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Abstract/2016/02000/Variation_in_Hospital_Use_of_Postacute_Care_After.10.aspx?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6%2FOde%2FhmjTEU5z17e8oXKS2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsdiNK%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk
Jan 20 2016

We will cover this more in a longer post, but one study in a JAMA end-of-life care-themed issue finds that physicians are less likely to receive intense care at the end of life or to die in a hospital.  Do as I do, not as I order.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2482318
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