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Jun 23 2013

ebi

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to the Employee Benefits Research Institute, access for workers to employment-based health insurance hasn’t changed much in ten years, hovering in the low 70% range for large employers and in the low 40% for small employers.  

Jun 19 2013

sftwr

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Cleveland-based Clinical Outcomes Management Systems has raised over $20 million for its disease management software for long-term care facilities business.

Jun 19 2013

mds

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Americans trust physicians far more than other players in the health system to look after the patients’ best interests, according to a new survey.  Too bad that trust is often misplaced.

Jun 19 2013

mediware

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Mediware, the maker of software for home therapies, has acquired Fastrack Healthcare Systems to add to its customer base and functionality.

Jun 19 2013

vitals

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Vitals, a brand of MDx Medical, raised an additional $22 million to support its business of helping patients find doctors and understand health care costs.

Jun 18 2013

hie

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

HHS has released proposed regulations relating to the reform law’s health insurance exchanges, adding to the tens of thousands of pages of rules under the law.

Jun 18 2013

medivo

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Medivo, a company which has a software platform that connects patients, providers and clinical labs to share results, has raised an additional $15 million in capital, with Merck Ventures as the lead investor.

Jun 18 2013

cc

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CareCloud, a provider of hosted EMR and other health care software applications, has raised an additional $20 million in capital.

Jun 14 2013

ma

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Despite concerns about the effect of reimbursement changes, enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has grown about 10% in 2013, to 14.4 million beneficiaries, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Jun 14 2013

rc

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

An Accenture survey finds that the number of retail clinics will double to over 2800 by 2015, saving almost a billion dollars.

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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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