Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InTouch Health for $600 million, consisting of approximately $150 million in cash and $450 million in shares of Teladoc Health. The deal is expected to close by the end of the second quarter. This move will integrate telehealth solutions and add more than 14,500 physician users and 450 health systems and hospitals to Teladoc's profile.
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Enclara Healthcare (Enclara), one of the nation’s largest hospice pharmacy and benefits management (PBM) providers.The deal will also allow Humana to boost its PBM competitiveness, which is crucial as other health insurers concentrate efforts to solidify their presence in the PBM arena (i.e. Anthem launched IngenioRx, Cigna acquired Express Scripts).
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will acquire Clarity Insights, a Chicago-based data consultancy with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep data science expertise. 90% of the data in the world was created in just the past 10 years, with 175 zettabytes of data expected to be created by 2025.
Waystar, a revenue cycle technology provider, has announced its acquisition of Recondo Technology, a revenue cycle automation solutions platform powered by robotic process automation (RPA).
US-based home medical equipment (HME) provider AdaptHealth announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Patient Care Solutions (PCS) business from McKesson Corporation.
Healthcare advocacy and patient navigation platform, Rightway Healthcare, has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Thrive Capital. During the announcement, Rightway's CTO Ion Feldman said one of the company's biggest goals is to expand its navigation solutions to pharmacy benefits.
