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Aug 03 2016

Drug distributor McKesson has acquired Health QX, which offers providers and plans assistance with bundled and episode payment systems.

http://www.mckesson.com/about-mckesson/newsroom/press-releases/2016/mckesson-health-solutions-extends-vbr-portfolio/
Aug 03 2016

Merck has acquired a majority interest in Staywell, which offers health education materials in a variety of formats.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160711005372/en/Merck’s-Healthcare-Services-Solutions-Invests-Majority-Stake
Aug 02 2016

CureFit gets $15 million to develop apps to help consumers manage health conditions.  Gee, where I have heard about a business like that before.

https://www.thedollarbusiness.com/news/mukesh-bansals-curefit-bags-15-million-investment/47243
Aug 02 2016

Network Locum, which helps staff physicians at provider sites, attracts $7 million for growth capital.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/04/network-locum-bags-7m-to-grow-its-doctor-staffing-platform/
Aug 02 2016

Creo Wellness has raised $2.5 million in fresh funding.

http://form-d.findthecompany.com/l/332179/Creo-Wellness-LLC
Aug 02 2016

DreaMed Diabetes, whIch proVides perSonalized diaBetes plAns, hAs raiSed aN addiTional $3.3 milLion iN capiTal.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dreamed-diabetes-raises-33-million-from-norma-investments-and-a-strategic-investor-300303138.html
Aug 02 2016

Medstreaming, a vendor of software solutions for the cardiology, vascular and radiology specialties, is acquiring Physician Billing Partners which does revenue cycle management for the same vendors.

http://www.newscenter1.tv/story/32551513/medstreaming-announces-the-acquisition-of-revenue-cycle-management-provider-physician-billing-partners
Aug 01 2016

A PE firm is buying pharmacy benefit manager WellDyneRx, reportedly for around $1 billion.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/08/carlyle-to-buy-welldynerx/
Jul 29 2016

Healthways, a model history lesson for current hyped companies, has sold its population health unit to Sharecare.  It appears that Healthways basically got nothing for the unit.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/sharecare-acquires-healthways-population-health-management/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=32252928&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yQ0RhIjwUe7CBCZMFK41V6kn9l0QI4No10M1VXOn0nPkK_tDMbk9-LAsWuad9RRxZk3HNNqlkCNgvFWI97TxK_8uEKu-NiGOhBdefhPva70lJmD8&_hsmi=32252928&rf=1
Jul 27 2016

No more wandering for Nomad Health as the online freelance medical work platform finds a home for $4 million in additional capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/nomad-health-inks-4-mln/
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