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Apr 13 2017

Blink Health quickly garners $90 million in fresh funding to support its software that allows patients to order generic medications online and pick them up locally.  Investors hope their capital doesn't disappear in a Blink.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/blink-health-raises-90m-boost-prescription-drug-price-transparency/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=50589075&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--M4-TnzEznXp-PUeidV_i2rYy5-typ50oZ9BGgr_FYvxUGverrM1JykO8fcAwXF00TZLRJSk8Je1QZAZVZdsjLw6LCx7ARjgsHOeHjGka3aKzwC5o&_hsmi=50589075&rf=1
Apr 13 2017

ClearDATA hasRAISED $12MILLION inNEW financingFOR its healthCARE cloudAND securitySERVICES.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/04/cleardata-raises-12-mln/
Apr 07 2017

Drchrono receives $12 million in funding for its EHR, practice management and revenue cycle management software.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/04/drchrono-scores-12-mln-series-a/
Apr 07 2017

Vera Whole Health, which operates primary care clinics at websites, has raised $24 million in a Series D round.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/04/worksite-primary-care-provider-vera-whole-health-pulls-in-24-mln/
Apr 06 2017

UnitedHealth has sold its Connextion unit to customer service communications vendor TeleTech for $80 million, which seems like it must be a less than UnitedHealth paid for the unit, so either they are keeping some of the business or other payers weren't that interested in buying or continuing to use Connextion's services when it was owned by UnitedHealth.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teletech-acquires-leading-health-services-company-connextions-inc-300434523.html
Apr 06 2017

Patient engagement (let's see, where have I heard that phrase before) firm Global Behavioral Solutions, picks off a rival, literally, acquiring Rival Health, which has a platform to help patients manage wellness.

global behavioral solutions rival health
Apr 06 2017

MindBody, which has scheduling and management software for gyms and workout studios, has acquired Lymbar Wellness, which helps such facilities with pricing.

http://www.sdbj.com/news/2017/mar/28/mindbody-acquires-fitness-app-startup-lymber-welln/
Apr 05 2017

Health insurance "navigation" firm Wealthie gets a little richer, raising a fresh $5 million in funding.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/insurance-navigator-wellthie-raises-5m/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49966723&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--JPkj5rmkvFMXwOuqJxWs9ucEewlFtuJ-ozwb-A95yAblX4mSzW0iMKLqxb3jKz22-tosoBw2Nm307xflOWTUDHbq28k4Hl8fL9SnkKqoMC1XOygM&_hsmi=49966723&rf=1
Apr 04 2017

Amino Health passes the acid test, raising $25 million for its price transparency service aimed at employers and providers.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/amino-raises-25m-price-transparency-employers/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49865809&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qpgb9n9N7cSRJ0mR71rFucWjb2vRVgLeelhrNHHcFm7-uU0m1MZCYAJ6Eu6ftBzHeZbrzckLfVGlljsr_vZF16I-7jI4P-Zav1cTFwTwLFh4qTRM&_hsmi=49865809&rf=1
Apr 04 2017

Wellpass is a new patient engagement and care management program aimed at Medicaid patients, and formed by the merger of Voxiva and Sense Health.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/digital-health-companies-merge-launch-patient-engagement-business-serving-medicaid-patients/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49865809&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Z7yGYHg4KrHgsC2VwdUGnNl2SJqGoDxDEVUYwrQCWoLtSIN3w027ABQlq3QxgByOjWPitw59O7xsuhKCO14gKv6zqG3zjkoSxjT-L7xOu1TTPrXs&_hsmi=49865809&rf=1
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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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