There is a lot of heat around 2016 exchange insurance premiums for individuals. A report from the Society of Actuaries gives a measured look at factors behind the rate rises.
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HIT firm Anthelio Health is acquiring Pyramid Healthcare Solutions which operates in the revenue cycle management space. Read the press release for an outstanding example of health care and investment gibberish.
http://www.antheliohealth.com/downloads/press-releases/Anthelio-Acquires-Pyramid-Healthcare-Solutions.pdfA Kaiser Family Foundation and Commonwealth Fund survey of primary care providers elucidates views on common initiatives to "improve" health care delivery and payment.
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Asian practice management and scheduling software vendor Practo gives a procto to investors, extracting $90 million in new financing.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/practo-raises-90m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=21c3a74560-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-21c3a74560-67677117Health Catalyst, which offers data warehousing and analytic capabilities, is buying HealthCare Data Works, which is in roughly the same business. This overcrowded, low value, field is ripe for further consolidation.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/health-catalyst-buys-health-care-dataworks/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b80e7cdaff-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-b80e7cdaff-67677117Deloitte's Center for Health Solutions releases a survey regarding public health insurance exchange consumers.
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Premier, the hospital GPO firm, continues its expansion outside its core business by adding continuing medical education firm CECity for $400 million.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article29926483.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=21083476&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8SLXgBKcJgSHTT8qWsvqNTBVDE_mfYwPatM_twW4G033zUZRdqRSrjkEkbCX536J5NqPB8z-H3qQjjlsUG_PKHNcpw2662LKpxYevl3oWrm_ahObc&_hsmi=21083476A report from HHS' Office of Inspector General finds that many of the COOP plans established under the reform law are struggling and may not repay their federal loans.
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Research in the American Journal of Managed Care finds that a workplace clinic helped reduce spending.
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