Large managed care workers' compensation vendor Mitchell International is bolstering its capabilities by acquiring physical exam provider Medical Consultants Network.
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20180606/NEWS08/912321829/Workers-comp-insurer-Mitchell-International-acquires-Medical-Consultants-Network?utm_campaign=BI20180613WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaignUnitedHealth Group, already the largest Medicare Advantage plan, is buying People's Health, a Louisiana MA plan with 63,000 members.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/payer-roundup-unitedhealth-buys-63k-member-medicare-advantage-plan-provider?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpaak9EaGlNREk1WmpkayIsInQiOiI2WHZ2blNab00xUjJROGtzb2ZuK1wvQytXcUh0cHFkeDUxc3g3MVZhcXR1SytTTUhDcldsOVNYNEp3SjhYdjZZTk1nQWlXMTMxUGZDYmN1dXBybkRxMWsyVWVmUTVNZmtpdmw4TFEzUnI3c09UZzE1NnRoTFhGVGV0ejRUWlI4amsifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530A private equity firm is acquiring DaVita's primary care business, Paladina Health, which operates over 50 physician offices and focuses on employer-sponsored plan patients. This continues DaVita's exit from the physician business.
https://www.pehub.com/2018/06/nea-acquires-davitas-primary-care-business-paladina-health/Telemedicine vendor Teladoc is buying Advance Medical, which focuses on global virtual care solutions, for a whopping $352 million.
https://home.modernhealthcare.com/clickshare/authenticateUserSubscription.do?CSProduct=modernhealthcare-metered&CSAuthReq=1:TG5KRjZvQjhtRmNTUFllUy8wO:AID:BE611CC2B5138E2F16242A7BEFBA8946&AID=/20180604/TRANSFORMATION02/180609973&title=Teladoc%20acquires%20Advance%20Medical%20for%20%24352%20million&CSTargetURL=http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180604/TRANSFORMATION02/180609973?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180604-TRANSFORMATION02-180609973&utm_campaign=hitsLike many companies, Nokia has found digital health rarely lives up to the hype. The company paid 170 million euros for Withings, a digital scale and weight management company, and acquired other digital health businesses, which it is now selling for a pittance and for which it is taking a 141 million euro write-off.
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/05/31/1514548/0/en/Nokia-closes-the-sale-of-its-Digital-Health-business.htmlA PriceWaterhouseCooper report trumpets the wonderful new combinations of health care companies combining to remake our health system. Hogwash.
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