Morning Headlines 7/14/16
Imprivata Agrees to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo acquires Imprivata for $544 million, a 33 percent premium over the company’s closing stock price Tuesday.
Evolent Health to Acquire Valence Health, Extending Breadth and Depth of Value-Based Care Offering
Evolent Health will acquire Valence Health for $145 million in cash and stock.
CMS Opens Door to Possible Delay of MACRA Implementation
During testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt says that he is open to postponing the implementation of MACRA to ensure that providers have enough time to prepare.
Healthcare spending growth rate rises again in 2015
Healthcare spending climbed 5.5 percent in 2015 to $3.2 trillion, an increase over last year’s 5.3 percent growth and on par with economist projections.
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