Jiff has raised a quick $23.3 million in fresh capital to hold fast to its strategy of offering a speedy wellness program software platform and rapidly gaining new customers. Its either that or sell more peanut butter.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/05/employer-wellness-investment-jiff/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=90d371b242-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-90d371b242-67648197Not long ago UnitedHealth paid $600 million for Alere's population health management division. Now supposedly that group has been purchased by a startup called Persivia and will be given a precision medicine focus.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150522005019/en/Chronic-Care-Population-Health-Company-Persivia-Acquires#.VWHCXUtFoVQXerox, which has a large health business through its ACS acquisition, has added some population and community health capabilities by acquiring the Healthy Communities Institute.
A survey of health plans by Wells Fargo Insurance finds that most anticipate high cost trends of 7% to 10% over the next year and a half, indicating that premiums will continue to rise rapidly.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150519005507/en/Survey-Inflation-Employers-Expect-Health-Care-Premiums#.VV4AhEtFoVRAbout this Blog
The 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.