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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.

Jul 28 2015

Capella, the mid-sized hospital chain, is selling itself to a real estate investment trust for $900 million.  The trust will own the hospitals but have them managed by the current leadership.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150727/NEWS/150729856?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150727-NEWS-150729856&utm_campaign=mh-alert
Jul 24 2015

NantHealth, which hopes to integrate genomic and other data to improve delivery of health care, is acquiring Harris' Healthcare Solutions division, which delivers clinical integration services.

http://www.ehealthnews.eu/industry/4420-nanthealth-acquires-harris-healthcare-solutions
Jul 24 2015

Anthem and Cigna have apparently officially agreed to merge in a $50 billion plus deal, making it more likely that none of these health plan mega-mergers, will, or should get antitrust approval.

http://news.investors.com/072415-763251-anthem-to-buy-cigna-as-industry-consolidates.htm?ven=yahoocp&src=aurlled&ven=yahoo
Jul 23 2015

$5.5 million in fresh funding for ContinuumRx, the home infusion provider.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/newspring-invests-5-5-mln-in-continuumrx/
Jul 23 2015

Act.md adds $8.4 million in new investment to build its care coordination platform.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/act-md-collects-8-4-mln-series-a/
Jul 23 2015

Remedy Partners, which assists with bundled payment programs for payers, has raised an additional $50 million in capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/remedy-partners-raises-50-mln-from-bain-capital-ventures/
Jul 22 2015

Looking smart, Bright.md raises $3.5 million for its virtual physician assistant.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/bright-md-nets-3-5-mln-series-a/
Jul 21 2015

According to a story in the Wall Street Journal, the color and shape of a pill may affect your perceptions of how well the drug it contains will work.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/judging-a-pill-by-its-color-1437406452
Jul 21 2015

Spotlighting its mobile health insurance sales app, Limelight Health has garnered $3 million in fresh funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/limelight-health-scores-3-mln-series-a/
Jul 21 2015

Investors have injected $8 million into Axial Healthcare, a pain management firm which helps avoid abuse of pain drugs.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/axial-healthcare-grabs-8-mln/