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Jul 10 2015

Medicare is planning on requiring certain hospitals to accept a bundled payment for knee and hip replacements.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150709/NEWS/150709916?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150709-NEWS-150709916&utm_campaign=mh-alert

Jul 10 2015

PipelineRx gathered in $9.1 million in fresh capital for its telepharmacy business, primarily sold to hospitals.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/07/pipelinerx-scores-9-1m-in-new-vc-as-telepharmacy-heats-up/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f0e0056950-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f0e0056950-67677117

Jul 07 2015

Veridicus Health, which provides PBM and other drug services, has been recapitalized by Gauge Capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/gauge-invests-in-veridicus-health/

Jul 07 2015

Emdeon, the health IT company, has acquired Altegra Health, which offers care management and consumer engagement services, for around $910 million.

http://emdeon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=198

Jul 06 2015

Your.md has raised $5 million in financing for an app that helps patients understand their disease and alternative treatments.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/smedvig-capital-leads-5-mln-round-for-your-md/

Jul 06 2015

23andme, the personal genome testing firm that ran afoul of the FDA, has raised $79.1 million, so someone believes in the company's model. Maybe its in the their DNA.

https://www.genomeweb.com/business-news/23andme-raises-791m-private-financing?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20News:%2023andMe%20Raises%20$79.1M%20in%20Private%20Financing%20-%2007/06/2015%2003:45:00%20PM

Jul 03 2015

Aetna has supposedly agreed to buy Humana in a deal worth $37 billion, but the transaction seems so unlikely to receive regulatory approval that you have to wonder what the real purpose is.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150703/NEWS/307029973?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150703-NEWS-307029973&utm_campaign=mh-alert

Jul 02 2015

Large Medicaid health plan Centene is getting larger by purchasing HealthNet in a stock and cash deal worth around $6.3 billion.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20150702/NEWS03/150709951?tags=%7C63%7C307%7C285

Jul 01 2015

Workers' comp managed care service provide Genex has acquired Integrated Care Management, which offers disability case management.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20150701/NEWS08/150709984?tags=%7C338%7C70%7C285%7C304%7C92#utm_medium=email&utm_source=bi-dailyalert&utm_campaign=bi-dailyalert-20150701

Jul 01 2015

According to Markets & Markets the health care analytics market will be worth $23 billion by 2020.

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/healthcare-data-analytics-market-905.html

Jul 01 2015

HomeHero, which helps seniors find home health care, has raised an additional $20 million in capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/senior-care-startup-homehero-raises-20m-series-a-round/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0ca9f85af2-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0ca9f85af2-67677117

Jul 01 2015

In a complex transaction, EHR vendor AllScripts is getting a $100 million investment from biotech entrepreneur Soon-Shiung and in return is making a $200 million in Nant Health, a company he founded to advance precision medicine.

http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/biotech-billionaire-soon-shiong-plots-second-ipo-nanthealth/2015-06-30

Jun 30 2015

Activate, which operates onsite health clinics, has garnered an undisclosed new investment from a private equity firm.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spring-mountain-capital-leads-new-round-of-financing-in-activate-healthcare-300106104.html

Jun 30 2015

Insurance broker Willis and benefits consultant Towers Watson are merging in a $8.7 billion deal.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-30/willis-group-and-towers-watson-agree-to-18-billion-merger

Jun 30 2015

A company that helps providers do Medicare quality information filings, Health eFilings, has received about $1 million in new capital.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/two-health-care-technology-companies-raise-funds-from-investors-b99528686z1-310684731.html

Medicare is planning on requiring certain hospitals to accept a bundled payment for knee and hip replacements.

PipelineRx gathered in $9.1 million in fresh capital for its telepharmacy business, primarily sold to hospitals.

Veridicus Health, which provides PBM and other drug services, has been recapitalized by Gauge Capital.

Emdeon, the health IT company, has acquired Altegra Health, which offers care management and consumer engagement services, for around $910 million.

Your.md has raised $5 million in financing for an app that helps patients understand their disease and alternative treatments.

23andme, the personal genome testing firm that ran afoul of the FDA, has raised $79.1 million, so someone believes in the company's model. Maybe its in the their DNA.

Aetna has supposedly agreed to buy Humana in a deal worth $37 billion, but the transaction seems so unlikely to receive regulatory approval that you have to wonder what the real purpose is.

Large Medicaid health plan Centene is getting larger by purchasing HealthNet in a stock and cash deal worth around $6.3 billion.

Workers' comp managed care service provide Genex has acquired Integrated Care Management, which offers disability case management.

According to Markets & Markets the health care analytics market will be worth $23 billion by 2020.

HomeHero, which helps seniors find home health care, has raised an additional $20 million in capital.

In a complex transaction, EHR vendor AllScripts is getting a $100 million investment from biotech entrepreneur Soon-Shiung and in return is making a $200 million in Nant Health, a company he founded to advance precision medicine.

Activate, which operates onsite health clinics, has garnered an undisclosed new investment from a private equity firm.

Insurance broker Willis and benefits consultant Towers Watson are merging in a $8.7 billion deal.

A company that helps providers do Medicare quality information filings, Health eFilings, has received about $1 million in new capital.

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