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Apr 11 2016

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In a quick turn of events, SwervePay has acquired StatPayMD, which has an app that helps patients understand their out-of-pocket costs for a medical service.

Apr 08 2016

It gives us great happiness to report that HealthJoy, a "virtual health care guide" has raised $3 million for virtually nothing.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-healthjoy-startup-funding-gohealth-20160406-story.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=28168114&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_gncc-8RldRNLU5g6BmS-iHIRBrf25Ex7_sQH_gbn7QGofcCs098uw9DDxIqVLUZtBumLzCD2dYBaHLNeXdMAFYxvd_ECZhNq9_U3gFv8LaCdVL6M&_hsmi=28168114
Apr 08 2016

Inventiv, which was public once before, is going that way again, hoping to raise up to $500 million in an IPO.

http://www.fiercecro.com/story/inventiv-go-public-hopes-raise-500-million/2016-04-06?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWmpVME5HTXpZemM0WVdOayIsInQiOiJpMkt2RXlkXC9cL1NacUMxZW03YnQ0cytNTW03enZucHB3T1ZOQ1pXVmVQXC9CMFg2c1M5QXgzVFY0SFFUUzZiMWxxU2s4NWVTaVFjbzB4dnBicVZUbzZ6UTJ3V3o3KzRcL0l3dkZFMGV4Qk1VWEk9In0%253D
Apr 06 2016

Another new-style insurer has a bright idea, as Bright Health shines in raising $80 million to begin selling policies in one state, with hopes of expanding to five.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160406/NEWS/160409913?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160406-NEWS-160409913&utm_campaign=financedaily
Apr 05 2016

Health care administrative process software vendor Ability Network is buying eHealth Data Solutions, which provides revenue cycle management software for long-term and post-acute care providers.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/04/ability-buys-ehealth/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=af1b5c4ea2-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-af1b5c4ea2-408793005
Apr 05 2016

WellStar, a local hospital chain in Georgia, is buying five Atlanta area hospitals from Tenet for $575 million, a transaction that should be blocked.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160401/NEWS/160409991?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160401-NEWS-160409991&utm_campaign=am
Mar 28 2016

Special education therapy provider Invo Healthcare has acquired Progressive Therapy, which offers similar services in the school market.

http://www.invohealthcare.com/category/news/
Mar 28 2016

PE firm Ancor Capital has acquired DuvaSawko, which provides billing, coding and related services to emergency medicine practices.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/03/3322718/
Mar 25 2016

EHR vendor Allscripts is buying a stake in Netsmart Technologies, a vendor of behavioral health software.  In a complex transaction, Allscripts home health software will be combined with Netsmart to create a company also partly owned by a PE firm.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160323/NEWS/160329959/allscripts-is-buying-stake-in-netsmart-technologies
Mar 24 2016

Bivarus, which uses patient-generated data to help providers identify improvement areas, has garnered $2 million in new capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/03/bivarus-patient-centered-analytics/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0d4d864c31-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-0d4d864c31-408793005