Healthy mine Chief Operating Officer Amy Lung wrote a thought leadership article on “Four Best Practices for Medicaid Member Participation.” In this article, Amy outlines how the program can help guide members to resources and programs that can help them get and stay healthy.
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heal Co-founders Dr. Renee Dua and Nick Desai established a new company that focuses on providing personalized care for patients with chronic diseases through care coordination, especially for the elderly and underserved communities, named Hey Renee.
The company is expected to be formally established next year and has raised $3.8 million in a round of financing led by Quiet Capital. Other investors participating in this round of financing include Mucker Capital, Fika Ventures, Tau Ventures, Global Founders Capital and SaaS Venture Capital.
Dua said: “It is impossible for all of us, of course the elderly and frail Americans, to follow many of the doctor’s instructions.” “Our hope for HeyRenee is to allow us to take the burden of managing health care. And make it effortless, and ultimately slow the progression and cost surge of chronic diseases that are easy to treat, such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and mental health problems.”
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Cricket health It has completed a $83.5 million B round of financing to support its expansion. This health technology company aims to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease by using an analysis platform to identify patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and help them work with clinicians to guide their care.
The newly established investment group Valtruis led this round of financing. Cricket Health investors previously involved in the B round of financing include Oak HC/FT and Cigna Ventures, as well as K2 HealthVentures. California Blue Shield has made a strategic investment in this health technology company.
“Due to the complexity of kidney disease, the high cost of care, and the lack of early diagnostic intervention, kidney disease has always been a huge problem for our healthcare system. Valtruis Managing Partner Tracy Bahl said that Cricket Health combines cutting-edge analysis with digital health platforms. The combination of supported professional nursing teams has achieved excellent clinical results.
Tom Richards, Cigna’s senior vice president and global head of strategy and business development, said that payers working with Cricket Health are “transitioning from customers to dialysis” starting in May 2020.
Cricket Health is also the former MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect (2017) champion.
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Private equity firm Wales, Carson, Anderson and StoweFocus on the health technology sector and establish a value-based nursing investment group Valtruis.
Valtruis is developing capabilities to support value-based care and accelerate medical innovation through its partner companies. The founding leadership team included managing partners Anna Haghgooie, Tracy Bahl and Karey Witty.
Haghgooie previously served as the managing director of Blue Venture Fund and Sandbox Industries. Bahl’s previous positions include CEO of OneOncology, Community Oncology Practice Network, and Executive Vice President of CVS Health. Witty recently served as chief operating officer of Envision Healthcare, a company that provides doctors and advanced practice services to U.S. medical institutions
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