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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.

Apr 03 2014

Tenex Capital has acquired Carex Health, which sells home medical equipment through mass retailers, and intends to combine it with portfolio company Roscoe Medical.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/tenex-capital-acquires-carex-health-brands-from-two-firms/
Apr 02 2014

3M has completed its acquisition of Treo Solutions, which provides data analytics and other services to health plans and provider systems, and will combine the company with its Health Information group, which primarily offers coding, episode grouping and revenue cycle services.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140402/NEWS/304029944?AllowView=VDl3UXk1TzlDdmFCbkJiYkY0M3hlMGVwalVVZER1ST0=&utm_source=link-20140402-NEWS-304029944&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=top
Apr 02 2014

Rite Aid is purchasing Health Dialog from BUPA  to advance its ability to help manage the care of patients with chronic illnesses.

https://www.riteaid.com/corporate/news?p_p_id=riteaidpressreleases_WAR_riteaidpressreleasesportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-3&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_riteaidpressreleases_WAR_riteaidpressreleasesportlet_action=getNewsRoomDetail&itemNumber=1772
Apr 01 2014

Magellan Health Services is acquiring CDMI which provides clinical pharmacy and rebate management programs for managed care organizations, for an aggregate price of between $200-360 million.

http://ir.magellanhealth.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=836743
Apr 01 2014

Icon, a large clinical research organization, is acquiring Adaptiv Solutions, which makes software to aid in performing clinical trials.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/03/icon-agrees-to-acquire-pe-backed-aptiv-solutions-for-143-5-mln/
Mar 31 2014

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, health spending rose at an annualized rate of 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2014, a clear warning sign, and the sharpest uptick in many years..  Since medical price inflation has been relatively muted, most of the increase must be attributable to greater utilization.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/03/30/health-care-spending/7007987/
Mar 31 2014

Everyday Health priced its initial public offering at $14 per share, raising $100 million, but its price fell by the end of the day.

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/everyday-health-prices-ipo-at-14-the-midpoint-of-the-range-cm339685
Mar 31 2014

Deerfield Management, is providing about $15 million in funding to WellFount to expand its long-term care pharmacy business.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/03/deerfield-agrees-to-provide-15-mln-to-wellfount/
Mar 28 2014

Reflexion Health has received $7.5 million in funding for a software program to help with physical therapy at home.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/03/digital-health-company-combines-gaming-pt-gets-7-5m-west-health/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=175ea23abd-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-175ea23abd-67648197
Mar 28 2014

AirStrip, which does pregnancy related remote monitoring, is acquiring Sense4Baby, another maternity related monitoring company.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140327/NEWS/303279952?AllowView=VDl3UXk1TzZDUE9CbkJiYkY0M3hlMENyaUVVZEQrUT0=&utm_source=link-20140327-NEWS-303279952&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=top
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