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The federal government can't keep the NSA from being hacked, but let's fine health plan Anthem $115 million dollars, which consumers ultimately pay, for a data breach.
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/privacy-security/anthem-agrees-to-115m-settlement-over-2015-data-breach?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJJMllqZzNOMk5rTURVNCIsInQiOiJIcE5tZG05TUJLVDBjbWdLb0p5aExzUU5KNnh1VlZGTDJIV1EwQ0pEV3Awd0tSbkNIXC9jVW9RdGNuN21UYWxvSHJtVWVVNzdnVWZWMjdkMURITHJ1VVZNK1pLXC9oQVNzcEgyMmx0bjJuK1FFK2pZa1pHTGV2dXFaTjd5XC94Z0dnQyJ9
Regroup Therapy, a provider of video-based mental health services, receives $6 million in fresh financing.
http://www.builtinchicago.org/2017/06/15/regroup-therapy-raises-6m
MyHealthTeams has attracted a fresh $7.3 million in capital for its thinly-veiled drug marketing services.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/myhealthteams-raises-7-3m-give-fuller-picture-patient-experience-pharma-sector/
Healthbuds, which helps connect patients and medical services, has received a seed investment.
https://www.startupwine.com/healthbuds-health-tech-startup-amounts-seed-investments/
Large health IT vendor Cognizant is acquiring TMG Health, a subsidiary of HCSC, which provides administrative services for Medicare and Medicaid health plans.
http://investors.cognizant.com/2017-06-13-Cognizant-and-Health-Care-Service-Corporation-HCSC-Expand-Strategic-Relationship-Cognizant-to-Purchase-HCSC-Subsidiary-TMG-Health-and-Enter-into-Multi-Year-Services-Agreement
Genome Medical, which plans to offer inexpensive genetic counseling sessions, has raised $12 million in capital.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/23/genome-medical-training-experts-to-interpret-genome-sequencing.html
Nuvolo, which tracks performance of equipment in hospitals, has raised a new $10 million in funding.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/heres-not-sexy-cloud-startup-just-raised-10m-ge-nea/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8YeVIjsY3xBoAwN8rqKh8zh0sPmuGeWZilfh-R31V50u9swOcWkrMWHuzsjK-px3B830zaM5nk8coruWtxZpnBl30DWSQEE-aWlXoZ8CAgZHk5cB0&_hsmi=53492619&rf=1
Another public CRO bites the dust, as Parexel agrees to be acquired by a PE firm for around $5 billion.
http://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/parexel-to-go-private-5b-pamplona-capital-buyout-deal?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURRek56SmpOMk0zTm1aaSIsInQiOiJCWjJrUXlQSUJLTEtwSzI4QVNjOEI2aTQrNFBwdEVmNU9WQ0lQdTRYd0lDSUcyRkpSNzg5NDA1eVZ3TXZnaDhqNnFrXC9LeVZQWXEwWlFuTHhMXC9BWGhsQ2Q5RE9uOWs5YjNBSVwvcHEwdEU3d3dFRVYrb1BBRzU3ZWR6bkMrWDJUMiJ9&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Post-acute care provider TwelveStone Health Partners gets a weight off its chest, finding $3.35 million in new funding.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/06/twelvestone-health-partners-pulls-in-3-35-mln/
CirrusMd has its head in the clouds after closing on $7 million in new capital for its text-based telemedicine service.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170620005678/en/CirrusMD-Closes-7-Million-Series-Funding
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. 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.