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StriveHealth.com, the national leader in value-based kidney care, has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointments of Tom Hawkes as Chief Technology Officer and Amit Trivedi as Chief Actuary. These additions underscore Strive’s commitment to advancing kidney care through strategic innovation and leadership expertise.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, announced today that it has expanded its executive team.

Strive Health, a national leader in value-based kidney care, and Zing Health, a leading Medicare Advantage insurer, have announced the expansion of their existing partnership to deliver specialized kidney care to all eligible members across Zing’s geographical footprint.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, generated net savings in 100% of its Kidney Contracting Entities (KCEs) in the Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) program for the 2022 performance year — the highest per-beneficiary savings across all organizations participating in the model. The CKCC model was designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve outcomes and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease (CKD) through enhanced payment mechanisms, increased patient engagement and added care resources.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, today announced it now serves people with kidney disease in all 50 states. The company’s expanded reach comes on the heels of many successes this year, including strong clinical results, enhanced patient satisfaction, patient growth, new partnerships and industry recognition.

Denver-based Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, and Medical Mutual, one of the largest Ohio-based health insurance companies, have partnered to deliver value-based kidney care — which focuses on improving quality of care, provider performance and the patient experience — to eligible members with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease. This partnership encompasses all lines of business: Medicare Advantage, individual and commercial group health plans.

Denver Business Journal announced that Chris Riopelle, CEO and co-founder of Strive Health, was named a Most Admired CEO. Denver Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Awards program recognizes distinguished top executives, and winners are selected based on their leadership, contributions to company success, civic engagement and career achievements.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, joined over 50 healthcare organizations in the Health Evolution Forum’s Health Equity Pledge to address health disparities.

Strive Health, a national leader in value-based kidney care, and Oak Street Health, a network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare, have launched a multi-year national collaboration focused on people with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) through end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) across the 21 states in which Oak Street Health currently operates. The collaboration reflects both organizations’ common goal to rebuild and transform healthcare through innovative care models focused on quality of care over volume of services.

Denver-based Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, and Nevada-based Prominence Health Plan, which provides compassionate health coverage to commercial businesses and Medicare beneficiaries, launched a partnership to provide high-quality, whole-person care for patients across Nevada with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who are enrolled in a Prominence Health Medicare Advantage plan.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, announced today that it named veteran healthcare leader Eric Van Horn as Advisor to the company’s executive team. Van Horn will work closely with Strive co-founder and CEO Chris Riopelle as well as the company’s operations, finance and growth teams to help propel Strive forward.

Strive Health, a national leader in value-based kidney care, has raised $166 million in Series C funding. This funding round was led by NEA alongside five new investors, including large strategic investor CVS Health Ventures. Additional investments from all previous strategic investors – CapitalG (Alphabet), Echo Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, Ascension Ventures and Redpoint – completed the round.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, announced today that Evelyn Goodfriend has joined the company as Chief Customer Officer. Reporting to the CEO, Goodfriend will lead the team responsible for account management, customer retention and expansion.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Startup Employers for the second consecutive year. This is the fifth “best place to work” recognition Strive has received in the past year.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, doubled its footprint year over year in Medicare’s innovative payment model for people with kidney disease. Growth in Medicare’s Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) model1 led to Strive’s management of over 73,000 chronic kidney disease patients to date through partnerships with nephrologists and direct care arrangements — and management of over $2.5 billion of medical spend.

Trinity Health, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Catholic health systems, and Denver-based Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, announced a collaborative effort to deliver high-quality, whole-person care for Loyola Physician Partners patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).

Southern California Kidney Consultants (SCKC), the largest nephrology group based in Orange County, California, and Denver-based Strive Health have launched a new partnership to deliver higher-quality, cost-effective kidney care to Medicare beneficiaries in Southern California. Under the partnership, Strive and SCKC share in the financial benefits, management and governance of risk contracts with Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans and Independent Physician Associations (IPAs), with the goal of improving outcomes and reducing costs.

Bon Secours Mercy Health and Strive Health have launched a new collaborative relationship to deliver high-quality, whole-person care for patients with kidney disease.

Strive Health is expanding its relationship with Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana (NANI) – the nation’s largest independent nephrology group – to deliver higher-quality, cost-effective kidney care to more patients. Building on its strategic partnership announced in 2021, Strive and NANI have now established a first-of-its-kind, risk-bearing platform that places the nephrologists at the center of global risk contracts with an increasing number of government and commercial payors. Additionally, the platform builds on existing technology and care infrastructure to deliver additional benefits to both patients and participating providers. This expanded partnership unlocks the ability to extend care to as many as 20,000 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) throughout Illinois and Indiana.

Strive Health and Evolent Care Partners have partnered to help primary care providers in Michigan and North Carolina manage care for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage kidney disease (ESKD). The partnership will support 211 primary care providers who participate in Evolent Care Partners’ Accountable Care Organization (ACO), which has assumed accountability for improving the quality and cost of care for a defined population of Medicare beneficiaries.

Strive Health, a national leader in value-based kidney care, has named Ted Shannon Chief Financial Officer. Shannon will lead the company’s financial operations and will direct strategic financial planning to support the company’s growth.

Michigan Kidney Consultants and St. Clair Nephrology – two of the state’s largest independent nephrology practices – have teamed with Strive Health to deliver higher-quality, cost-effective kidney care to Medicare beneficiaries in Michigan. The nephrology groups have partnered with Strive, a national leader in value-based kidney care, to jointly pursue and manage global risk-based payment models starting with the launch of a new Medicare program that incentivizes providers to delay the progression of kidney disease to kidney failure.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, has partnered with 260 nephrology providers in five states to participate in Medicare’s newly launched Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) model. The nephrologists joining forces with Strive are from 27 different provider groups, representing approximately 8,200 patients assigned to the model and nearly $600 million in medical spend, which makes Strive the largest non-dialysis participant in the model.1

Built In announced that Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, was honored with a 2022 Best Places to Work Award. Specifically, Strive earned a place on the Colorado Best Midsize Companies to Work For list. The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to those in the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers as well as companies in the eight largest tech markets across the U.S.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, today announced that Regence health plans are bringing Strive’s comprehensive kidney care program to Medicare Advantage (MA) and commercially insured members living with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). This program includes a regional, state-of-the-art Strive Health Kidney Care Center that recently opened in Medford, Oregon. The center accommodates future and existing dialysis patients on all modalities, including in-center, home and peritoneal dialysis.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, today announced Strive Care Partners (SCP), which is a dedicated platform that enables nephrologists to share and succeed in global risk contracts with payors. Strive Care Partners will benefit patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage kidney disease (ESKD) through a comprehensive, patient-centered approach that enhances lives and local communities.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, and Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Northern Indiana (NANI), the nation’s largest independent nephrology group, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly pursue and manage global risk payment models. This partnership will benefit people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage kidney disease (ESKD) through a “whole patient” approach that enhances lives and communities across Illinois, Indiana and potentially other states.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, today announced its CareMultiplier™ platform has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, today announced that Conviva Care Centers, a network of more than 100 clinics and 300 primary care physicians that specialize in treating seniors, is expanding its relationship with the company to deliver specialized kidney disease care management services for eligible patients in Daytona and Jacksonville, Fla., and the surrounding areas.

Strive Health has selected Colorado for its long-term headquarters expansion. The Denver-based startup has grown its employee base by more than 600% in the last year and today’s announcement includes the addition of 250 new Colorado jobs that support the company’s expansion in roles that include clinical, technical, data management, operations, and strategy.