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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.

Nov 10 2014

Invitae has invited $120 million in investment to its cheap gene sequencing party.

http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/13/invitae-raises-120-million-for-its-1500-gene-sequencing-test/
Nov 10 2014

Connecture, the health insurance exchange technology vendor, has filed for an initial public offering.

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/10/21/health-insurance-tech-firm-connecture-plans-ipo.html?page=all
Nov 10 2014

Genex Services, the large workers' compensation services company, has acquired M Hayes, a workers' comp case management company.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20141105/NEWS08/141109931?tags=%7C63%7C285%7C304%7C92
Nov 10 2014

Startup Vida Diagnostics has gained a $2.5 million investment for its software to analyze pulmonary images.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/tech/2014/10/23/coralville-startup-vida-funding/17759479/
Nov 07 2014

Booz Allen Hamilton, the large consulting firm, has acquired Epidemico, a population health analytics firm.

http://www.boozallen.com/media-center/press-releases/2014/10/booz-allen-hamilton-acquires-epidemico-inc
Nov 07 2014

Navera, which assists consumers in choosing and using health and other benefits, has received an additional $8 million in funding.

http://navera.com/news/press102114.php
Nov 07 2014

Global Healthcare Exchange, which assists health systems with their supply chain activities, has acquired Vendormate, which offers supplier relationship management software.

http://www.ghx.com/tabid/1063/mid/3715/newsid3715/658/GHX-to-Acquire-Vendormate-/Default.aspx
Nov 07 2014

CoverMyMeds, a drug prior authorization firm, received a significant investment from Francisco Partners.

https://www.covermymeds.com/main/francisco-partners-invests-in-covermymeds/
Nov 07 2014

It just gets better all the time.  A company called CareCam has raised $2.4 million for its business of having patients take "video selfies" to demonstrate compliance with treatment plans.  Oh, but wait, the company had earlier raised $21 million!!  The apocalypse is near.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/11/carecam-health-raises-2-4m-for-mhealth-channel-using-video-selfies-to-improve-compliance/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=ca74c03281-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-ca74c03281-67648197
Nov 06 2014

I swear to God I do not make this stuff up.  A company called Evermind has raised $2.5 million to  turn appliances like coffee makers or TVs into health monitors.  I think maybe we should rename the company Nevermind, and that is certainly what the investors should do.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/11/evermind-raises-2-5m-series-a-to-convert-coffee-machine-and-tv-into-remote-monitoring-tools/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2efc49f8a4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-2efc49f8a4-67648197
Nov 06 2014

2015 CMS Home Health Rule

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-06/pdf/2014-26057.pdf
Nov 05 2014

A study from ChangeHealthcare validates the obvious, when consumers have higher cost-sharing, they are more likely to do price shopping.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/change-healthcare-research-as-out-of-pocket-costs-go-up-individuals-more-likely-to-shop-for-healthcare-281315801.html
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