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Nov 19 2015

Prism Healthcare Partners and Principal Valuation are merging their health care consulting businesses.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151118/NEWS/151119867?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20151118-NEWS-151119867&utm_campaign=financedaily
Nov 19 2015

UnitedHealth has lowered earnings guidance for 2016, citing individual exchange product issues.  Here is an early 2016 prognostication; we have seen several hospital companies report deteriorating profitability and we are seeing health plans do that.  Prepare for a new burst of health care inflation growth.

http://seekingalpha.com/news/2940646-unitedhealth-group-down-6-percent-on-lowered-guidance?uprof=45&dr=1#email_link
Nov 18 2015

OptumRx, a division of UnitedHealth Group, has acquired AxelaCare, which provides home infusion therapies.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/11/harvest-partners-exits-axelacare/
Nov 18 2015

Looking to optimize returns for investors, Alpine has invested in Optima Healthcare, which offers therapy management software for post-acute care providers.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/11/alpine-invests-invests-in-optima-healthcare-solutions/
Nov 18 2015

Clearly showing care for the company, McKesson Ventures has invested in ClearCare, the clear leader in software for private duty home care firms.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/11/mckesson-ventures-backs-clearcare/
Nov 16 2015

patient ping

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PatientPing has patiently pinged investors for a solid $9.6 million for its network that will allow health care providers to share patient information.  Hope investors don’t end up feeling ping-ponged.

Nov 16 2015

Investment company Apollo Global Management is acquiring RegionalCare Hospitals, which operates 8 hospitals.

http://ir.agm.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=214560&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2111763
Nov 13 2015

TigerText, which offers a secure messaging service for health care-related uses, has raised $50 million in new investment.  What they are going to do with it and how the investors are going to get a return is unclear, at least to me.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/11/tigertext-50m-series-c-round/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=aa6f9ca55a-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-aa6f9ca55a-408793005&rf=1
Nov 11 2015

WorkWell Medical has worked the financial markets well to get an undisclosed amount of new financing for its occupational health and urgent care center business.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/11/salt-creek-capital-invests-in-workwell-medical/
Nov 11 2015

LevelFunded Health has gotten some undisclosed level of venture funding for its business of helping small employers offer health benefits.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/11/levelfunded-health-grabs-venture-funding/