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Sep 05 2019

Ginger spices up its cap table, getting a new $35 million in capital for its on-demand behavioral health service.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190904005269/en/Ginger-Announces-35-Million-Series-Funding-Accelerate
Sep 04 2019

VillageMD  raised a fresh $100 million in funding to support growth of its primary care centers.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/09/villagemd-raises-100-mln/
Aug 30 2019

CareDx, which claims to be a leader in precision medicine, diagnoses its problem and acquires a solution, buying XynManagement, which helps track transplant supplies and quality.

https://investors.caredxinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/caredx-acquires-xynmanagement
Aug 30 2019

Thread, a data capture platform for in-person and virtual life sciences research visits, stitches together a deal and sews up a recap by two PE firms.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/08/private-equity-companies-acquire-virtual-research-firm-thread/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=76169565&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xpNbwprZyYgvRqvx5hoSK9a3DMlR_1OoEyF6S5ay3z0_OXGtrLjvq92-Rk6zwTZvLN-yG6WX-iEnw963M0SG1C87YlQJrRvcKfq0PvwWjPVkoYt4&_hsmi=76169565&rf=1
Aug 30 2019

Michigan health plans Priority Health and Total Health Care are merging, new name probably to be Total Priority, which may or may not refer to quality of care members will receive.

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/priority-health-total-health-care-merge-southeast-michigan?utm_source=modern-healthcare-am-thursday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190828&utm_content=article5-headline
Aug 29 2019

PeerWell is on the mend with a fresh $6.5 million for its app that helps patients prepare for orthopedic surgery.

https://www.prweb.com/releases/patient_engagement_leader_luma_health_raises_16_million_to_accelerate_delivery_of_modern_patient_access_technology/prweb16518001.htm
Aug 29 2019

Luma Health lights it up, raising $16 million to support growth of its patient engagement platform for health care providers.

https://www.prweb.com/releases/patient_engagement_leader_luma_health_raises_16_million_to_accelerate_delivery_of_modern_patient_access_technology/prweb16518001.htm
Aug 26 2019

A PE firm is buying a majority interest in Pareto Captive, which helps self-funded employers band together to organize captive benefits insurers.  The price apparently was in excess of $200 million.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/bostons-great-hill-partners-wins-auction-for-pareto-captive/?email=khroche%40gmail.com
Aug 26 2019

GoHealth, which helps consumers shop for health insurance, is apparently being purchased by a PE firm for around $1.5 billion.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/centerbridge-invests-in-gohealth-after-renegotiating-terms-of-1-5-bln-transaction/
Aug 23 2019

Protenus (no they don't sponsor Wimbledon), a vendor of health care compliance software, has raised a fresh $17 million in capital.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-embracing-new-era-of-compliance-and-analytics-300904104.html
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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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