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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
Mar 23 2016

Hospital chain Regional Care will merge with Capella Healthcare to form a company with 18 hospitals.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/03/regionalcare-hospital-to-merge-with/
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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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