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Sep 18 2015

VillageMD, which supplies technology and knowledge to help primary care providers effectively manage Medicare and dual-eligible populations, has raised $36 million in fresh capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/09/villagemd-racks-up-36-mln-series-a/
Sep 18 2015

Research published in Health Affairs finds that HSA use is concentrated among high income households and large employers, duh.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/9/1594.abstract
Sep 17 2015

A PE firm is buying Ontario Systems, which makes revenue cycle management software for providers.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/09/arlington-capital-buys-ontario-systems/
Sep 17 2015

Epion Health, a supplier of patient intake software, has raised somewhere around $7 million in new financing.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/09/epion-health-raises-follow-on-funding-to-scale-business-for-new-provider-customers/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=af24b3b3a1-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-af24b3b3a1-408793005
Sep 17 2015

Clockwise MD decided its time to raise some funds, without a second to lose, getting  a minute $1 million to support its software to help patients and providers identify wait times.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/09/clockwisemd-raises-1m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=37502e64e0-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-37502e64e0-408793005
Sep 17 2015

A study in Health Affairs suggests that the neighborhood you grow up in likely has little association with your risk for developing certain chronic diseases, suggesting that early interventions are not likely to be efficacious in reducing prevalence of these diseases.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/9/1472.abstract?=right
Sep 16 2015

Omada reels in another $48 million in financing to support its patient intervention to prevent and manage obesity-related diseases.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/09/norwest-leads-48-mln-funding-in-omada-health/
Sep 16 2015

Lumity is receiving $14 in new capital for its software that helps businesses analyze their health benefit costs and designs.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/09/digital-health-startup-lumity-raises-14-mln/
Sep 16 2015

Theorem Clinical Research, a full-service CRO, is really, not theoretically, being sold by its private equity owner to Chiltern International.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150915006106/en/Nautic-Partners-LLC-Announces-Sale-Theorem-Clinical#.VfmGYLS5dHg
Sep 16 2015

Large dental supply firm Dentsply is acquiring competitor Sirona Dental for $5.5 billion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/business/dealbook/dentsply-to-acquire-sirona-dental-for-5-5-billion.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=22074792&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_p_iA9MCAcjWe0XRXQDBO2uV9e20H0Rq0i3N9KsroqS4N1laawnWwqfC8oOgumtqlG91dwsNWJU00W6tMjnaFTI_fzPH-nRB0sHqlG5dDpDNQJxq0&_hsmi=22074792&_r=0
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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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