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Dec 28 2014

National Research Corporation has acquired Digital Assent to bolster its patient satisfaction ratings business.

http://www.nationalresearch.com/news/?category=4&articlesid=275
Dec 28 2014

Talkspace, which offers therapy by phone or online, raised another $3.5 million in capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2014/12/therapy-start-up-talkspace-attracts-3-5-mln/
Dec 28 2014

TouchCare, which connects patients and doctors via an, wait for it, smartphone app, has collected $4 million in new capital.

http://www.touchcare.com/touchcare-closes-series-a-funding-led-by-mosaic-health-solutions/
Dec 28 2014

Orion Health, a large health care software vendor based in Auckland, New Zealand, has completed an IPO which provides additional capital for expansion in the U.S.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/18/first-opinion-raises-6-million-in-series-a-from-polaris-partners-to-help-you-text/
Dec 28 2014

First Opinion has gathered an additional $6 million in capital for its medical advice app.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/18/first-opinion-raises-6-million-in-series-a-from-polaris-partners-to-help-you-text/
Dec 26 2014

The Government Accounting Office has issued a very scary report regarding state and local government finances.  Largely due to health care costs, they are expected to be in a significant and growing deficit position through the 2050s.  Time to immediately reform Medicaid and government employee pensions and health benefits.

http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/667623.pdf
Dec 25 2014

CareTech has been acquired by HTC Global Services.  Both companies provide IT services primarily for providers.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/health-company-caretech-acquired-hic-global/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=1708772ce4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-1708772ce4-67677117
Dec 25 2014

Assurex Health reassured investors and got $30 million in exchange to continue to build its pharmacogenomics business focused on pain and behavioral health.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/assurex-expands-personalized-medicine-cash/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e5a50ab4b1-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-e5a50ab4b1-67677117
Dec 25 2014

Rubicon MD investors came across with $1.3 million in fresh capital to support an app to make specialty consultations efficient.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/rubiconmd-raises-1-3m-to-make-specialist-consults-more-efficient/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=1708772ce4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-1708772ce4-67677117
Dec 25 2014

Moda Health, a Portland-based health insurer, has raised $50 million in new capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/portland-insurer-moda-health-raises-50m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e5a50ab4b1-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-e5a50ab4b1-67677117
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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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