Research in Health Affairs suggests that potential lack of medication adherence due to high cost sharing in high-deductible plans can be ameliorated by a value-based plan design that reduces cost-sharing for proven medications.
Chinese company Haoeyou has raised $40 million to support its business of linking Chinese patients with US doctors through online visits and medical tourism. Chinese doctors chant "Build that virtual wall".
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Japanese wearable vendor Moff doesn't muff it, getting a fresh $2.7 million in financing.
New York-based third-party administrator Pomco Group is being purchased by UnitedHealth Group. UHG does many, many relatively small acquisitions like this every year, most unannounced, as it expands its footprint across the entire health care industry.
India-based business process outsourcing company WNS Holdings has acquired HealthHelp for $95 million. HealthHelp provides a care management platform for payers.
CarePayment, which helps providers and patients ensure that care will be paid for, has been majority recapitalized by a PE firm and is moving headquarters to Nashville.
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.
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.