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Jan 05 2016

Behavioral health provider Acadia is acquiring the Priory Group for $3.8 billion.  Priory operates about 300 behavioral health facilities in Europe.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160104/NEWS/160109986?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160104-NEWS-160109986&utm_campaign=financedaily
Jan 04 2016

Telemedicine vendor Zipnosis has added $17 million in capital to expand its private label online treatment service.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/zipnosis-raises-17m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=d9727db2f6-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-d9727db2f6-408793005&rf=1
Dec 30 2015

Health plan selection support vendor Picwell has raised $3 million in new capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/12/health-insurance-decision-support/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=811096a758-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-811096a758-408793005&rf=1
Dec 28 2015

Digital respiratory health vendor Cohero Health tells a coherent story and sticks together $2 million in fresh investment, which leaves us breathless.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/12/655993/
Dec 28 2015

PE firm Wellspring (well, which is it, a well or a spring?) is buying AdvoServ, an operator of group homes and treatment programs for those with severe developmental disabilities.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/12/cit-backs-wellsprings-buy-of-advo-serv/
Dec 28 2015

Assured Health has assuredly picked up a certain $15 million in new capital to provide treatment decision support for behavioral health and chronic pain conditions.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/12/655761/
Dec 28 2015

Clinicient gets $5 million in new capital to provide revenue cycle management services to outpatient rehabilitation centers.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/12/revenue-cycle-management/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f5897199d1-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-f5897199d1-408793005&rf=1
Dec 28 2015

Altruista Health, a population health services vendor for health plans and providers, has received an undisclosed amount of new capital, undoubtedly for altruistic reasons, or at least it will ultimately feel that way to the vendor.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/12/chso-invests-in-altruista-health/
Dec 20 2015

PE firm New Mountain Capital has facilitated a merger between Equian and Trover Solutions to create a larger entity focused on claims and payment-based cost control solutions for health care payers.

http://www.equian.com/2015/12/18/equian-llc-trover-solutions-inc-merge/
Dec 20 2015

WellDoc has gathered another $22 million in capital to support its Type 2 diabetes prescription mobile app.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/12/type-2-diabetes-prescription-app/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2bccb45e18-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-2bccb45e18-408793005&rf=1
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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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