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Aug 26 2014

According to a survey sponsored by InsuranceQuotes.com, young adults age 18-29 are the least likely group to have health insurance and most likely to feel they don't need it and it is too expensive for the value offered.

http://www.insurancequotes.com/health/millennials-and-insurance
Aug 26 2014

UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurer, is planning to dramatically increase its presence on the health insurance exchanges, from 4 states to 24.  The insurer has the advantage of understanding rating and benefit design of those who participated last year.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/unitedhealth-plans-to-sell-health-exchange-policies-in-24-states-1408716573
Aug 26 2014

According to a VentureBeat article, doctors are uninterested in all the wonderful data flowing from mobile apps, fitbits, etc., having concerns about accuracy and data security.

http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/15/guess-what-doctors-dont-care-about-your-fitbit-data/
Aug 26 2014

Predictive analytics company Medalogix, which focuses on readmission risk, has raised $5 million to extend its services to the skilled nursing facility segment.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/medalogix-raises-5m-to-add-skilled-nursing-facilities-to-predictive-analytics-tool/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=1737f02182-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-1737f02182-67648197
Aug 25 2014

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine indicates that patient satisfaction scores are not necessarily correlated with objective measures of care quality.

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1897545
Aug 25 2014

Health Gorilla isn't monkeying around, getting $1.2 million to support connecting providers with diagnostic labs electronically.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/startup-health-gorilla-raising-1-2m-expansion-diagnostic-test-markeet/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=728960e356-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-728960e356-67677117
Aug 22 2014

In a big win for the proponents of mobile apps having a dramatic impact on health, Aetna is dropping its mobile fitness tracker, CarePass.  Wait, did that say dropping?  What's going on here, I thought these apps were going to be world beaters?

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/aetna-drops-mobile-health-app-carepass/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0f20021106-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0f20021106-67677117
Aug 22 2014

Another telemedicine company, Avizia, has received $2 million to develop and sell carts to support telemedicine hardware and software.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/cisco-veterans-telemedicine-business-raises-2m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=728960e356-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-728960e356-67677117
Aug 22 2014

RxResults, a new pharmacy benefit management firm, has raised $4 million.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/pharmacy-benefit-management-firm-rxresults-raising-4m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=728960e356-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-728960e356-67677117
Aug 21 2014

Private health insurance exchange vendor Array Health raised an additional $9 million to support growth.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/private-health-insurance-exchange-software-maker-array-health-raises-9m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=728960e356-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-728960e356-67677117
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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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