Kevin Roche

Jun 23 2015

Intensive Care Management for the Seriously Ill Elderly

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A CMS demonstration for health care focused on intensive care, for Medicare beneficiaries with heavy health needs shows early promise.

Jun 22 2015

Slow.ly gaining traction, virtual.ly available nursing platform Sense.ly gets unsensible investors to foolish.ly part with $2.2 million.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/virtual-nurse-platform-sense-ly-snaps-up-2-2-mln/

Jun 22 2015

The Health Plan Consolidation Game

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The news is full of speculation regarding large health plans buying each other, which likely wouldn't be good for consumers or shareholders of surviving companies.

Jun 19 2015

Market Concentration Increases Orthopedic Surgery Fees

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Research published in Health Affairs finds that increased concentration among orthopedic surgeons in a market is associated with higher fees.

Jun 18 2015

Electronic Health Transaction Status Report

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The annual SureScripts National Progress Report gives details on electronic health care transactions, particularly in the pharmacy world.

Jun 18 2015

PE firm GTCR has acquired a majority interest in Rx30 which provides pharmacy management software solutions.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150616006584/en/Rx30-GTCR-Announce-Strategic-Equity-Investment#.VYMFM865fHg

Jun 18 2015

Doctor-on-Demand gets a responsive $50 million in fresh capital to expand its telemedicine base among employers and retail pharmacy clinics.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/doctor-on-demand-raises-50m-to-expand-employer-and-retail-drugstore-customers-plans-to-add-50-non-md-staff/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=72714d890f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-72714d890f-67677117

Jun 17 2015

Wellness vendor Limeade acquired 9Slides, a slippery "mobile multimedia learning solution" company.

http://www.limeade.com/press/limeade-acquires-multimedia-learning-company-9slides/

Jun 17 2015

Hillrom

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Hill-Rom, a large health care equipment and supplies vendor, is acquiring Welch Allyn for over $2 billion.

Jun 17 2015

Survey on Employer Response to ACA

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A survey from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans examines the effect of the reform law on employment-based health insurance.

Jun 16 2015

Pent-up Demand Among the Newly Insured

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The Society of Actuaries releases a study examining unsatisfied demand for health services among the newly insured, which may impact overall utilization.

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 15 2015

Health Cost Trend According to PWC

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PWC's Health Research Institute gives us its current guess on 2016's medical trend, which it projects to be down slightly from what is being experienced this year, but the reasoning…

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