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Jan 22 2015

NVCA Data on Financing of Private Companies

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The National Venture Capital Association releases 2014 data on financings of venture companies.
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Jan 21 2015

Health Spending for the Elderly

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A study in Health Affairs analyzes health care spending for the elderly, who account for the largest population subset of those costs.
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Jan 20 2015

CDC Estimates on Early 2014 Insurance Coverage

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While slightly dated now, a CDC release on health insurance coverage in early 2014 gives some perspective on the impact of the reform law.
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Jan 19 2015

Hospital-Acquired Infections Reduction Program

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The Medicare initiative to reduce hospital-acquired conditions has shown progress on some but not on others.
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Jan 16 2015

Survey Regarding Worksite Health Centers

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The National Association of Worksite Health Centers releases a survey regarding company clinics.
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Jan 15 2015

Venture Funding and Exits in the Fourth Quarter and 2014

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Full year stats from the National Venture Capital Association show an invigorated market for financings and exits.
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Jan 14 2015

A Long-term History of Health Spending

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A blog post by the Altarum Institute takes a really long look at the history of health spending in the United States.
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Jan 13 2015

Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Cost Index

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A report from Truven Health Analytics gives trends on health spending in employer-sponsored plans.
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Jan 12 2015

Medical Scribes

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One of the unintended consequences of all the requirements to use HIT has been the creation and growth of a whole new category of health care employee--the medical scribe.
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Jan 09 2015

Workplace Clinic Performance

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A Towers Watson brief looks at the results from an onsite health clinic at BP America's headquarters, finding it appeared to have the potential to reduce spending, but did not…
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Kevin RocheThe 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. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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Research

This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

Headlines

IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 2026

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About This Blog

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. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

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