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Oct 23 2015

Research in Health Affairs finds that prescription copays under the typical exchange silver plan are twice as high as in average employer plans.  More good news for health care reform.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/10/1695.abstract
Oct 22 2015

You may have noticed that there soon will be none of the health insurance cooperatives established (and taxpayer-funded) under the reform law, as every week brings news of closures of more of them.  Strangely, no boasting from the Administration about this latest indication of the great success of their health reform.

http://www.vaildaily.com/news/18720558-113/colorado-health-co-op-calling-it-quits
Oct 22 2015

A Markets and Markets report says that global HIT outsourcing will produce over $50 billion in revenue by 2018.

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/healthcare-it-outsourcing-market-1219.html
Oct 21 2015

Population health management (whatever that means) vendor Welltok has acquired Zamzee to add to its offerings to encourage children to participate in health improvement activities.

http://welltok.com/release_detail.html?ix=2dqk3UXhtuygomSeOyoMGM&name=welltok-acquires-zamzee-to-optimize-the-health-of-children-and-their-families
Oct 21 2015

Investment firm Columbia Pacific Advisors has purchased Talysts hospital medication dispensing and management assets.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/10/columbia-pacific-buys-talysts-hardware-division/
Oct 21 2015

Amino raised $19.4 million to help people make "confident" health decisions, starting with doctor choice.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/10/amino-raises-19-4-mln/
Oct 21 2015

Collective Health collects a collective $81 million in funding from collegial investors for its tools to help employers with their health benefit offerings.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/business/dealbook/collective-health-insurance-services-start-up-focused-on-employers-raises-81-million.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23027254&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--vz2nyQ1LegixapKBmL22FpjG4sQAGm63ohgNXSGnafaQWBTCiaiMa7sOofu19mfaITFFlCzXT7jjylWzHJ38GHfIK9Ssec5678BNt8g3GqeEIi18&_hsmi=23027254&_r=0
Oct 20 2015

Redox attracts $3.5 million in new investment to help providers communicate across disparate EHR and other HIT systems.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/10/redox-raises-3-5-million-to-support-growth-of-its-network/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f3dac157d5-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-f3dac157d5-408793005&rf=1
Oct 20 2015

HC1 gets another $13.2 million in funding to support its data sharing platform for providers of health care services.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/10/hc1-raises-13-2-million-to-boost-sales-team-and-strategic-partnerships/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f3dac157d5-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-f3dac157d5-408793005&rf=1
Oct 19 2015

Hospice Advantage, which has more than 60 locations in 14 states, has been sold by its PE owner to Compassus for an undisclosed amount.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/10/sentinel-capital-divests-hospice-advantage-to-compassus/
Oct 19 2015

An undisclosed amount of venture funding is received by patient checkin and payment solutions company HealthiPASS.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/10/oca-ventures-leads-series-a-round-for-healthipass/
Oct 19 2015

Surgical Theater has gathered $9 million in fresh investment for its virtual reality and imaging guidance software.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/10/surgical-theater-raises-9-mln/
Oct 17 2015

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Verily I say unto you, verisimilitude requires me to mention that Verisma has raised very much capital, $12 million for its software to manage the secure release of patient health records.

Oct 15 2015

A private equity firm is selling imaging provider DMS Health to Digirad for an undisclosed sum.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/10/platinum-equity-to-sell-dms-health-to-digirad/
Oct 15 2015

23andMe, the controversial direct-to-consumer seller of genetic testing, has raised another $115 in financing.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/10/23andme-brings-in-115m-in-series-e/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=05a1771e79-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-05a1771e79-408793005&rf=1