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Sandy’s Story: Living Well with Innovative Kidney Care

March is National Kidney Month, a time when communities across the country raise awareness about kidney disease for the 37 million Americans and 4 million Californians who live with it every day. In an effort to further that goal, we are sharing the story of Sandy Mayuga, a member who maintains an active and healthy … Continued continued
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Professional Updates

Capitalizing on Kidney Care’s Shift Toward Early Identification

Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) recently released new, groundbreaking guidance which endorses the strategy of early identification, risk stratification and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on a global scale. This represents a much-needed sea change in an area of medicine that is struggling, even in highly developed countries.  continued
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News Release

Cricket Health Named to the 2020 CB Insights Digital Health 150

Recognized for achievements in transforming kidney care San Francisco, Calif. (August 13, 2020) — Cricket Health, a comprehensive kidney care provider and care extender, today was named to CB Insights’s second annual Digital Health 150 ranking, which showcases the 150 most promising private digital health companies in the world. The 2020 Digital Health 150 cohort … Continued continued
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Trump Calls for Overhaul of Costly Kidney Dialysis Program

Three times a week, hundreds of thousands of Americans with end-stage kidney disease trudge to dialysis centers to get the treatment that keeps them alive. Costs are exorbitant and growing, and many patients aren’t even told there may be other options. continued
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Understanding Trump’s kidney plan, plus an ACA update

Dr. Carmen Peralta, a nationally known kidney expert at UCSF and chief medical officer for Cricket Health, joins Dan Diamond to discuss the historic problems with U.S. kidney care and what Trump’s plan could accomplish (starts at the 1:35 mark). continued
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Trump aims to shake up kidney care market

Trump’s executive order — slated to be timed to his 11 a.m. speech Wednesday morning — will direct the government to take steps intended to cut the cost of care and increase kidney donations, according to two individuals with knowledge of the announcement. continued
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How this S.F. startup is taking on chronic kidney disease

Carmen Peralta had spent over a decade researching kidney disease as a nephrologist, most recently at the University of California, San Francisco, when her groundbreaking work on the early detection of the deadly disease caught the attention of Cricket Health. continued