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Jul 10 2015

According to the Medical Group Management Association, primary care doctors earned an average of around $241,000 in 2014, while specialists averaged $412,000; but primary care pay is rising more rapidly than that of specialists.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2015/07/07/doctor-pay-eclipses-240000-as-value-based-model-boosts-primary-care/
Jul 10 2015

Medicare is planning on requiring certain hospitals to accept a bundled payment for knee and hip replacements.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150709/NEWS/150709916?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150709-NEWS-150709916&utm_campaign=mh-alert
Jul 10 2015

PipelineRx gathered in $9.1 million in fresh capital for its telepharmacy business, primarily sold to hospitals.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/07/pipelinerx-scores-9-1m-in-new-vc-as-telepharmacy-heats-up/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f0e0056950-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f0e0056950-67677117
Jul 07 2015

Veridicus Health, which provides PBM and other drug services, has been recapitalized by Gauge Capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/gauge-invests-in-veridicus-health/
Jul 07 2015

Emdeon, the health IT company, has acquired Altegra Health, which offers care management and consumer engagement services, for around $910 million.

http://emdeon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=198
Jul 06 2015

Your.md has raised $5 million in financing for an app that helps patients understand their disease and alternative treatments.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/smedvig-capital-leads-5-mln-round-for-your-md/
Jul 06 2015

23andme, the personal genome testing firm that ran afoul of the FDA, has raised $79.1 million, so someone believes in the company's model.  Maybe its in the their DNA.

https://www.genomeweb.com/business-news/23andme-raises-791m-private-financing?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20News:%2023andMe%20Raises%20$79.1M%20in%20Private%20Financing%20-%2007/06/2015%2003:45:00%20PM
Jul 03 2015

Aetna has supposedly agreed to buy Humana in a deal worth $37 billion, but the transaction seems so unlikely to receive regulatory approval that you have to wonder what the real purpose is.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150703/NEWS/307029973?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150703-NEWS-307029973&utm_campaign=mh-alert
Jul 02 2015

Large Medicaid health plan Centene is getting larger by purchasing HealthNet in a stock and cash deal worth around $6.3 billion.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20150702/NEWS03/150709951?tags=%7C63%7C307%7C285
Jul 01 2015

Workers' comp managed care service provide Genex has acquired Integrated Care Management, which offers disability case management.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20150701/NEWS08/150709984?tags=%7C338%7C70%7C285%7C304%7C92#utm_medium=email&utm_source=bi-dailyalert&utm_campaign=bi-dailyalert-20150701
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