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Cricket Health Secures $83.5 Million Series B Funding Round Supported by Industry-Leading Clinical Outcomes

Round Led By Valtruis, a Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Portfolio Company, with Investments from Health Plan Customers   San Francisco, CA (August 5, 2021), PR Newswire – Today, Cricket Health announced it has closed an $83.5 million Series B funding round led by Valtruis. The round also includes existing investors Oak HC/FT and Cigna … Continued continued
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Cricket Health prioritizes patient mental health

Each year, May marks Mental Health Awareness month. At Cricket Health, we understand that mental health plays a critical role for people managing kidney disease. We created MyCricket™ to connect people with kidney disease with peer support and educational resources, as well as an interdisciplinary care team, including nurse practitioners, nurses, clinical pharmacists, dietitians, and … Continued continued
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Cricket Health Ranks Among Highest-Scoring Businesses on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2021

Cricket Health puts company culture first in mission to help those with chronic kidney disease live their best lives San Francisco and Boston (May 12, 2021), Inc. Magazine – Cricket Health has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the Best Workplaces for 2021. Hitting newsstands May 18 in the May/June 2021 issue, and … Continued continued
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Professional Updates

Meeting people with kidney disease where and when they are

By Andrew Schutzbank MD, Chief Product Officer, Cricket Health Much has been said of the great burden of chronic disease on one’s life and our society.  However, one often overlooked aspect is the daily struggle of chronic disease–forming the new daily habits needed to continuously treat it. While working on the Cardiology service at the … Continued continued
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Cricket Health StageSmart™ and MyCricket™ platforms achieve hospital admission reductions, high engagement in first year of deployment

Results show significant reductions in hospital admissions for Cricket Health members   San Francisco and Boston (April 14, 2021), PR Newswire – Today Cricket Health released results from its first year of deployment of its StageSmart™ proprietary machine learning disease identification model and MyCricket™, its comprehensive patient support program. In their initial deployments, Cricket Health’s … Continued continued
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Cricket Health launching platform targeting Medicare Advantage plans

The program aims to assist MA plans in managing care for patients with end-stage renal disease, who are now eligible to enroll in such plans instead of remaining in traditional Medicare. The value-based offering tailors and individualizes care for patients with these conditions. Cricket Health initially launched the program to 4,500 Texans with kidney disease, … Continued continued
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Cricket Health launches new approach to kidney care for Medicare Advantage plans

Cricket Health now managing 10,000 kidney patients and over $500 million in medical spend   San Francisco and Boston (March 31, 2021), PR Newswire – Today, Cricket Health announced a new value-based kidney care offering specifically designed for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Recent regulatory shifts through the CURES Act, which became effective on January 1, … Continued continued