Under the heading of "could there be some hypocrisy here", AHIP, the health plan trade group has released a brief on the evil effects of hospital consolidation, which is a problem, while at the same time saying nothing bad could come from rumored health plan consolidations.
Castlight Health, the price transparency company, has made a $3.1 million investment in Lyra Health, which will help patients (and Castlight investors) with depression, anxiety and substance abuse problems, of course using "digital health".
Arcadia Healthcare, which offer analytics on data derived from EHR's, has acquired Sage Technologies, which sells analytics to ACOs and managed care organizations, for up to $28 million.
Telemedicine provider MDLive has received an additional $50 million in capital to pursue further acquisitions, which tells you something about how they view internal growth prospects.
Bolder Healthcare, a supplier of revenue cycle management solutions, has audaciously purchased Avectus HealthCare, which helps providers collect third-party liability and workers comp accounts.
Cure Forward is not going backwards, raising $15 million from Apple Tree to create a "multisided technology platform for healthcare built around the science and technology of precision medicine". Yup, that's what they said.
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.