Mergers & Acquisitions

The acquisition comes as HealthLink is supporting statewide rollouts of eReferrals in Australia.

Stacy Sanders will be tasked with supporting competition that can help lower healthcare and prescription drug costs and will coordinate with the FTC and DOJ to address anticompetitive healthcare technology data practices.

GuideHealth acquired Arcadia's managed services organization and value-based care services division. It also signed an agreement to leverage its data analytics platform.  

Two investment bankers discuss the players in the telehealth sector, the main financial backers, the dynamics between venture capital and private equity, and more.

Rx Savings Finder allows Walgreens' pharmacy customers to access low-cost prescriptions by comparing the price of medications on third-party discount cards.  

While Cigna has been rebuffed for acquisitions in the past due to antitrust concerns, experts say a potential deal between the two private payers has some legs this time.

Also: Lunit achieves FDA clearance for 3D imaging that offers faster and increased accuracy of breast cancer diagnoses.

An expert who works in the digital health and technology investment field points to where activity in these three areas may be hot in the year ahead.

The acquisition brings UpLift's offerings to Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and California, helping to speed up its ability to expand nationally.  

The new combined company says it will drive high patient engagement and lower costs for patients and employers.