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Feb 09 2017

The other shop dropped where it was expected to fall, as a federal judge upholds the refusal to approve the Anthem/Cigna merger because it would have anti-competitive effects.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/08/judge-blocks-54-billion-anthem-cigna-health-insurance-merger/?hpid=hp_rhp-more-top-stories_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.2eb410987187
Feb 08 2017

Prescription drug coupon vendor GoodRx has a new prescription for growth, merging with Iodine, which provides a mobile app allowing consumers to get drug information.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3067627/innovation-agents/goodrx-and-iodine-quietly-merge-to-help-consumers-find-the-right-drugs
Feb 08 2017

Harrisburg, P.A.-based insurer Capital Blue Cross has Acquired Vibra Health Plan, which operates in Eastern Pennsylvania.

capital blue cross vibra health
Feb 08 2017

Mednax is expanding its owned radiology practice business, buying Nashville-based Radiology Alliance, which provides in-person services to hospitals.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170207/NEWS/170209934?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170207-NEWS-170209934&utm_campaign=financedaily
Feb 07 2017

Public telemedicine vendor TelaDoc raises over $125 million in a secondary offering.

http://ir.teladoc.com/news-and-events/investor-news/press-release-details/2017/Teladoc-Announces-Closing-of-Sale-of-Shares-of-Common-Stock/default.aspx
Feb 07 2017

Investors deposit $1.5 million for Inbox Health, which aids providers in getting reimbursement, by ensuring accurate benefit data.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/02/inbox-health-raises-capital-quest-empower-physicians-practices/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=42105247&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--VR8RV3Fwk9XHdcmvQoJMT5EfYfFKXbD9Jn2dFAoHmUQmmvBpv49yqxwFcvJRFFW3QF7XG8BuoOOaPDTL-TtZvizj5RUPEmRhLxEZvA8DpMQZX8vU&_hsmi=42105247
Feb 07 2017

Verato garners $12.5 million in new funding to attack what would seem to be a mundane issue, matching patients accurately across various health care databases.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/02/patient-matching-startup-verato-series-b/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=42105247&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_vaMBrrAVpnHA4jKQjEmVO8rC5Tq9Ay7YGNi2q9LS8hOuv_sYv9Memh-yvL83eNypgQaGS-c7YGCijlbPgjtyRmdNUW2HfIy3-USU2Ec6kmOzdrAQ&_hsmi=42105247
Feb 06 2017

Research in Health Affairs finds that Medicare's value-based purchasing program, which has a heavy component of patient satisfaction scores, has had no impact on those scores in hospitals.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/36/1/133.abstract
Feb 06 2017

Teleneurology provider Specialists On Call has called on NeuroCall to join forces, merging to form a new provider named Call on Call.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/02/specialists-on-call-acquires-neurocall/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=41974385&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--jY6e1zekbzHSzfZo2bjlYvqW8aBObdo2N9C1bC0TVpzmFsS_b4iHXCECdVVQ6dqRdwgq1n_lk1nyyxvhBzMl11W2usNfhVHXaS4r-jY2cPY_gGWo&_hsmi=41974385
Feb 03 2017

PointClickCare is foregoing a public offering, instead raising $85 million in private capital to expand its long-term care and assisted living software business.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/02/pointclickcare-scores-85-mln/
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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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