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Jun 30 2015

Insurance broker Willis and benefits consultant Towers Watson are merging in a $8.7 billion deal.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-30/willis-group-and-towers-watson-agree-to-18-billion-merger
Jun 30 2015

A company that helps providers do Medicare quality information filings, Health eFilings, has received about $1 million in new capital.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/two-health-care-technology-companies-raise-funds-from-investors-b99528686z1-310684731.html
Jun 30 2015

Elli Health has raised $1.2 million for its app which connects patients and providers.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/two-health-care-technology-companies-raise-funds-from-investors-b99528686z1-310684731.html
Jun 30 2015

A study in Lancet suggests that patients have better outcomes if they are readmitted to hospitals where the initial admission occurred.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60087-3/abstract
Jun 29 2015

Under the heading of "could there be some hypocrisy here", AHIP, the health plan trade group has released a brief on the evil effects of hospital consolidation, which is a problem, while at the same time saying nothing bad could come from rumored health plan consolidations.

http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2015/06/26/new-data-brief-on-hospital-consolidation-and-premiums/
Jun 29 2015

Wildflower Health has raised $5 million for its mobile maternity app business.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/mobile-maternity-apps-for-health-plans/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=69c016f17b-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-69c016f17b-67677117
Jun 26 2015

Castlight Health, the price transparency company, has made a $3.1 million investment in Lyra Health, which will help patients (and Castlight investors) with depression, anxiety and substance abuse problems, of course using "digital health".

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/castlight-health-makes-3-1m-strategic-investment-in-lyra-health/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9ab8e01782-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-9ab8e01782-67677117
Jun 25 2015

Arcadia Healthcare, which offer analytics on data derived from EHR's, has acquired Sage Technologies, which sells analytics to ACOs and managed care organizations, for up to $28 million.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150624/NEWS/150629956?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150624-NEWS-150629956&utm_campaign=hits
Jun 25 2015

Telemedicine provider MDLive has received an additional $50 million in capital to pursue further acquisitions, which tells you something about how they view internal growth prospects.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/telemedicine-provider-mdlive-will-use-50m-financing-deal-to-shop-for-companies/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=ef69463dda-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-ef69463dda-67677117
Jun 25 2015

Cureatr has raised $13 million to support its secure messaging software for health care providers.  Puts the "e" in invstmnt.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/mobile-health-care-coordination/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=ef69463dda-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-ef69463dda-67677117
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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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