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Jun 24 2013

ten

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Tenet, the large hospital and other health services company, is buying Vanguard Health, a smaller operator of acute and specialty hospitals, for a total value of around $4.3 billion.

Jun 23 2013

hr

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HHS is claiming that consumers saved billions in premiums from health reform. Very misleading, because they are claiming the savings from MLR refunds after premiums have been hiked way up because of other parts of the law. Net net, consumers are paying more.

Jun 23 2013

ebi

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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

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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

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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

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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.