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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.

Jun 15 2015

CVS is paying Target $1.8 million for its pharmacies and in-store clinics, which will be rebranded as CVS.  The companies will also collaborate on expansion.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-15/cvs-to-pay-1-9-billion-to-buy-and-operate-pharmacies-at-target
Jun 15 2015

Aledade has raised $30 million to be the 400th company in the business of providing software, analytics and consulting for ACOs.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/farzad-health-it-business-aledade-raises-30m-in-series-bmorning-read/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=986cc4a407-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-986cc4a407-67677117
Jun 14 2015

According to a quarterly report from the Census Bureau health spending rose 7.3% in the first quarter, the highest gain in over five years and a substantial uptick from the first quarter of 2014's 2.2% uptick.  The rise appears to be largely due to more utilization of services, with hospital spending increasing over 9%.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/06/11/new-evidence-health-spending-is-growing-faster-again/?utm_campaign=KFF%3A+Drew%27s+Columns&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=18295944&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--DbucO78doakbc4Ra_ZMTUENyRv1RbZY9bS8Q36MjMbh6dWhNQ7YSdBp62gxsL3ISOS-uJxGN0kFTrYV2XNfLObC8tOw&_hsmi=18295944
Jun 12 2015

Rehabilitation facility operator HealthSouth is buying Reliant Hospital Partners, a similar firm, for over $700 million.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150611/NEWS/150619975
Jun 12 2015

A Labor Department report indicates that health care costs continue to be a bigger component of overall compensation, particularly for larger employers.  The bad news is that workers should expect that these higher health care costs will limit wage growth.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/small-firms-have-made-adjustment-to-obamacare-requirements-report-suggests-2015-06-10
Jun 10 2015

Drug development service provider Patheon has filed for an IPO.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/pe-backed-patheon-files-for-ipo/
Jun 10 2015

Arrowlytics attracts $3 million in new funding for its analytics services for orthopedic practices.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/arrowlytics-takes-in-3-mln/
Jun 10 2015

National Surgical Affiliates received $52.5 million in debt financing to acquire a majority stake in Optim Healthcare, an orthopedic practice firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/pe-backed-national-surgical-healthcare-pulls-in-52-5-mln/
Jun 10 2015

Informed Data Systems gets a knowledgeable $8 million in Series A financing for its "OneDrop" diabetes management platform.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/rre-ventures-leads-8-mln-series-a-round-in-informed-data-systems/
Jun 10 2015

Big Data company Saama Technologies, which provides analytic platforms to health organizations and other customers, has gotten $35 million in new funding.

http://www.saama.com/saama-secures-35-million-series-funding/
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