Continuing a trend of provider systems looking to become insurers, Ascension Health is buying a Michigan Health insurer, U.S. Health and Life Ins. Co., for $50 million.
VirMedica, which provides sales and marketing assistance to specialty pharma, has acquired TransEngen, which verifies authorization for payment for such drugs, for $15 million.
IntraHealth International, which helps countries build health care workforces, has acquired Switchboard, a creator of mobile communications for health purposes in low-income countries.
Performant Financial Corp. is buying Premier Healthcare Exchange for $130 million, adding prepayment revenue cycle capabilities to Performant's post-payment services.
Mednax, the practice management company which started in pediatrics, is buying a Michigan anesthesiology practice to bolster its growing presence in that specialty.
Huron Consulting, the very large operational consulting firm, is expanding its health care line of business by acquiring the Studer Group, which does management consulting for health systems, for a whopping $325 million.
Lucent Health, a provider of administrative services for self-funded plans, has acquired Capital Administrators.
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Athenahealth, the physician EHR and practice management vendor, is moving inpatient with the sharp purchase of RazorInsights.
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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.