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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.

May 21 2015

A survey of health plans by Wells Fargo Insurance finds that most anticipate high cost trends of 7% to 10% over the next year and a half, indicating that premiums will continue to rise rapidly.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150519005507/en/Survey-Inflation-Employers-Expect-Health-Care-Premiums#.VV4AhEtFoVR
May 21 2015

Stride Health has raised a lucky $13 million to help consumers find appropriate health insurance.

http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/20/stride-health-raises-another-13m-to-take-health-plan-recommendations-national/
May 21 2015

CVS is buying long-term care pharmacy operator Omnicare for $12.7 billion.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150521/NEWS/305219978?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=externalURL&utm_campaign=am
May 20 2015

Population health management company WellTok has purchased Predilytics, which uses data to segment health consumers and develop targeted approaches to engaging them.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/welltok-acquires-leading-healthcare-analytics-company-predilytics-300085640.html
May 18 2015

Workers comp pharmacy benefit manager Helios has warmed up by acquiring Ringler Medicare Solutions, which provides Medicare secondary payer services.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/05/prweb12726889.htm
May 17 2015

In stately Scanadu investors did a palace build, $35 million worth, to support its at home health monitoring device business.

https://www.scanadu.com/pr/scanadu-secures-35-million-in-series-b-funding-to-advance-go-to-market-plans/
May 17 2015

Mee thinks MeeDoc has gained 3.5 million euros of investment from XLHealth to support its app-based telemedicine business.

https://www.meedoc.com/files/press/press-release-28-04-2015.pdf
May 17 2015

$9.5 million in series A capital comes MD Insider's way for its "disruptive" "big data" solution to help employers identify cost-effective providers.  Yawn.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/md-insider-accelerates-growth-with-95-million-in-series-a-funding-300074338.html
May 17 2015

Kura MD has cured a problem by acquiring The Telemedine Group's assets.  Both firms are involved in telemedicine.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/05/prweb12701367.htm
May 17 2015

Access Integrated Capital accessed $8.5 million in new capital to integrate with its existing financing for service to identify low-cost diagnostic imaging in workers' compensation.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/access-integrated-healthcare-closes-8-143500511.html
May 17 2015

MDsave has rescued $12 million of forlorn capital as new financing to help consumers find low-cost providers.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-innovation-meets-silicon-valley-technology-mdsave-poised-to-expand-affordable-medical-treatments-with-12-million-investment-from-mts-health-investors-300082576.html