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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
Dec 22 2014

Anthem Health is acquiring Simply Healthcare, which offers Medicare and Medicaid plans, primarily in Florida.

http://ir.antheminc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=130104&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2001440
Dec 22 2014

Startup Avhana Health is raising $750,000 to help hospitals deal with CMS' quality measures.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/health-startup-avhana-raising-750k/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0053a995ad-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0053a995ad-67648197
Dec 19 2014

Medicare is cutting payments to 721 hospitals by as much as 1% for their failure to improve infection rates and reduce other hospital-acquired conditions as much as CMS things they should.

http://kaiserhealthnews.org/news/medicare-cuts-payments-to-721-hospitals-with-highest-rates-of-infections-injuries/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=15357002&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8nBm5zUytNg8cfuSL1QqgxN9C2fRjOYz2rhdtDPgaxYFbTsi3LzPosNfSZJbWxNqD6qg4TGX5ji3XHxE9zq1iCVpN1RA&_hsmi=15357002
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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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