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Jul 26 2017

PhysIQ, which uses wearables to gather information about clinical trial participants, has closed on $8 million in new funding.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/07/physiq-closes-8m-round-advance-beyond-pill-tech-support-development-acos/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_AsQNq2tt8LMFzS2DBnxO-412n1ruyjQjIiSZIOWodZq7PTfom1kWa2t9MfAWFFFzJeXOPz8zJTv7RtcWPk3NRxIwGWLjabPsF003B2s-K_Kpr2YQ&_hsmi=54638469&rf=1
Jul 26 2017

A PE firm has made a substantial investment in home health care franchisor ComforCare.  (Is that supposed to be Comfort Care?  Come for Care?  Come for Comfort Care?  We care if you're comfortable?  We make a comfortable profit on your Care?)

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/riverside-backs-home-care-service-franchisor-comforcare/
Jul 26 2017

Hinge Health swings for the fences, gathering $8 million in fresh funding for its remote monitoring of chronic pain.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/07/hinge-health-remote-monitoring-for-chronic-pain/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9VAFuIfvvhwl1dXtK9BUdrVTvYLP8BkLeQSJW1KZikiGe5rxbc3JXLhG6gotl6Adf2g6ebsqyfwSE5UvT_WOUz6A1-gL3EnvGbF1B-AA-ymFsZnfg&_hsmi=54590751&rf=1
Jul 25 2017

Chartspan, which helps patients access medical records and communicate with providers, garners a fresh $16 million.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2017/06/15/chartspan-greenville-sc/395722001/
Jul 24 2017

Gravie, which offers a new health benefits marketplace approach, has attracted $14.1 million in new funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/ge-ventures-leads-14-1-mln-for-gravie/
Jul 24 2017

PE firm KKR is buying WebMD for $2.8 billion, in the latest turn of the long-running saga of the online health information firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/kkr-to-buy-webmd-for-2-8-bln/
Jul 18 2017

Wellframe, which offers a care management platform, has raised $18 million in additional capital.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170712005868/en/F-Prime-Capital-Leads-15M-Investment-Wellframe
Jul 18 2017

American taxpayers have handed out over $24 billion in subsidies to purchase health insurance under the new law.  HHS has said it doesn't know if the recipients were actually eligible, but maybe by 2022 they will have some idea.  What a joke.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170717/NEWS/170719915?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170717-NEWS-170719915&utm_campaign=am
Jul 17 2017

Bright.md shines, capturing $8 million in new funding for its virtual care artificial intelligence platform.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/bright-md-nabs-8-mln-series-b/
Jul 17 2017

A large operator of urgent care centers, American Family Care, is getting $1 billion in funding assistance from a PE firm to add 300 new centers.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/urgent-care-operator-american-family-care-inks-1-billion-deal-reuters/
Jul 14 2017

Send out the alarm and don't worship this company, but Revere, which is "demystifying the connection between fitness and nutrition" has gotten $2 million in seed financing.  No day would be complete without at least one item of investment lunacy.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/07/prweb14499451.htm
Jul 14 2017

Magellan Health, a diversified health managment and services firm, is acquiring Senior Whole Health, which offers Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible plans, for $400 million.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/magellan-health-to-buy-pe-backed-senior-whole-health-for-about-400-mln/
Jul 14 2017

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.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/07/healthcare-billing-analysts-cotiviti-holdings-acquires-rowdmap-70m-deal/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_DOfe1e3zVvzjVM6XSaN_ZlnOpR2H4Ff2RvIJWFbErasENBwIVpO3ksH6i9aESK2-o1p60hLTIu5vucUB2_joFFh1AS7_cefOCSeAA7isCoWsJ2dU&_hsmi=54239016
Jul 13 2017

Solar Health shines, attracting $18 million from investors' rainy day funds for its platform of services for diabetes prevention and non-clinical care resources.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/07/solera-health-raises-18m-grow-network-nonmedical-prevention-programs-chronic-disease/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8uGP5zDhS0KHy_YEfz81H4XqWYknx6OYZfDZNSUpHTNrNxsAvDO46JawjYJ2LnbmHZOUokgDDaAsrhlaUVrd3AK6rrGaWo79fObI8v4eB0vBdbXJo&_hsmi=54193524&rf=1
Jul 12 2017

Premise Health, a provider of onsite clinics, has acquired eHealthScreenings, which provides biometric screenings.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/07/water-street-backed-premise-health-buys-ehealthscreenings/
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Kevin RocheThe 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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