Feb 03 2016

Medicare's Revised ACO Payment Rule

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-03/pdf/2016-01748.pdf
Feb 03 2016

According to DRX, a unit of Connecture that helps patients pick Medicare plans, prices on a number of drugs have more than doubled since 2014, and some have quadrupled.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-02/shkreli-not-alone-in-drug-price-spikes-as-skin-gel-soars-1-860
Feb 03 2016

Huron Consulting is buying MyRounding, which has software supporting physician rounding activities, to round out its portfolio of health IT services.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/02/huron-consulting-acquires-digital-health-startup-myrounding/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2b2f2accd9-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-2b2f2accd9-408793005&rf=1
Jan 28 2016

PE-backed Curo Health adds to its healing capacity by buying New Century Hospice.  Both companies are primarily hospice providers.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/curo-health-buy-new-century-hospice/
Jan 28 2016

SCIO Health Analytics is buying Clear Vision, eyeing its risk adjustment and quality management software.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/scio-big-data-clear-vision/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6f4cd9cd90-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-6f4cd9cd90-408793005&rf=1
Jan 27 2016

The rumors were true, OptumRx, the UnitedHealth unit, is acquiring workers' comp PBM Helios.  I honestly have no idea why, must be pressure from large employers to be able to help in this area.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160127/NEWS08/160129835?tags=%7C329%7C74%7C285%7C79%7C304%7C92
Jan 27 2016

VitreosHealth, a population health management vendor (who isn't?) humors us by gathering $5 million in capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/vitreoshealth-raises-5-mln/
Jan 26 2016

Retrace Health gets $1 million in startup capital for its business of doing home and telemedicine visits by nurse practitioners.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/telemedicine-reimbursement/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=cb06945ba6-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-cb06945ba6-408793005&rf=1
Jan 26 2016

SnapMD has raised $5.3 million in a snap to grow its business of equipping hospitals and physician practices to offer telemedicine services.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/telemedicine-in-clinical-settings/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=cb06945ba6-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-cb06945ba6-408793005&rf=1
Jan 26 2016

Rehab facility operator Select Medical is buying Physiotherapy Associates for $400 million to greatly expand its market share.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160125/NEWS/160129922?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160125-NEWS-160129922&utm_campaign=financedaily
Jan 25 2016

CMS has finalized its rule requiring Medicaid programs to purchase drugs from pharmacies at actual acquisition cost (good luck figuring out what that is), which supposedly will save $2.7 billion a year.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160121/NEWS/160129962?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160121-NEWS-160129962&utm_campaign=hits
Jan 25 2016

MEP Health, an operator of emergency care physician services, has merged with US Acute Care, a larger similar firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/mep-health-closes-merger-with/
Jan 25 2016

Cigna has been barred from enrolling new Medicare Advantage members due to poor enrollee servicing and drug formulary issues.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160122/NEWS/160129960?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160122-NEWS-160129960&utm_campaign=financedaily
Jan 21 2016

Greatist, raises a big $4.5 million, to support its wellness business aimed at Millenials

https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/659152/
Jan 21 2016

Bioclinica, a clinical research organization, is buying Clinverse, which facilitates payments to investigators in clinical trials.

http://www.fiercecro.com/press-releases/leading-provider-expands-financial-management-solutions-clinical-trials?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonsqvJdu%2FhmjTEU5z17e8oXKS2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4CScZnMq%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk