Magellan Health, a diversified health managment and services firm, is acquiring Senior Whole Health, which offers Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible plans, for $400 million.
Payment accuracy services vendor Cotiviti is acquiring RowdMap, a provider of health care analytics to help health systems and plans reduce unnecessary services, for $70 million.
Large drug company Roche (no relation, unfortunately) is playing the sugar daddy and sweetly acquiring diabetes logging app mySugr, giving its shareholders a rich payday. mySugr said its goal was to make diabetes suck less; I doubt the company did anything meaningful in that regard, but did get its shareholders a less sucky day.
Large health IT vendor Cognizant is acquiring TMG Health, a subsidiary of HCSC, which provides administrative services for Medicare and Medicaid health plans.
EHR and practice management vendor athenahealth is acquiring Praxify Technologies for $63 million. Praxify helps doctors with workflow and care management software.
Mitchell International, which offers cost management services to workers' compensation funds and employers, has acquired UniMed Direct, which sells physician peer-review services.
The 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.
The 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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