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Dec 01 2015

CMS for some period paid some Medicare Advantage plans double bonuses as a quality incentive.  A study in Health Services Research finds that these bonuses cost Medicare $3.4 billion but did nothing to improve quality.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-6773.12409/abstract;jsessionid=C7261126601D8F545A645479848583AB.f01t01
Nov 30 2015

The mhealth solutions market for connected devices will reach $59 billion in annual revenue by 2020, according to Markets & Markets report.

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/mhealth-apps-and-solutions-market-1232.html
Nov 27 2015

Two vendors serving the smaller and rural hospital EHR markets, CPSI and HealthLand, are merging, with CPSI buying HealthLand for $250 million.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/11/cpsi-post-acute-ehr-healthland/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=a1851d12e3-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-a1851d12e3-408793005
Nov 24 2015

HealthCrowd gets a fresh $2.1 million in capital for its unified communication platform for payers.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/11/healthcrowd-raises-2-1-ln/
Nov 24 2015

PatientPop has added $10 million in financing for its software platform to help physician practices attract and retain patients.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/11/physician-practice-growth/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=841aaefade-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-841aaefade-408793005
Nov 24 2015

Pfizer and Allergan are merging in a $155 billion deal.  Just what we need, more pricing power for drug manufacturers.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizer-and-allergan-to-merge-in-huge-inversion-deal-1448280652?ru=yahoo?mod=yahoo_itp
Nov 23 2015

Medical staffing powerhouse AMN Healthcare Services is acquiring B.E. Smith, which provides executive search and advisory services for health care firms, for $160 million.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151120/NEWS/151129979?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20151120-NEWS-151129979&utm_campaign=financedaily
Nov 21 2015

General Electric is expanding its health care consulting services by acquiring the Camden Group.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151109/NEWS/151109901?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_campaign=hits&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20151109-NEWS-151109901
Nov 20 2015

MyHealthTeamshasreceived$5millioninnewfinancingforitschronicdiseasecommunitysupportbusiness.  (don't blame me, apparently you aren't supposed to put spaces between words any more)

http://medcitynews.com/2015/11/myhealthteams-adds-cvs-health-as-strategic-investor/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=758ab51ae5-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-758ab51ae5-408793005&rf=1
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
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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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