News Report | January 17, 2022
Hospitalizations At Least 25% Lower For Medicare Advantage Members With CKD Enrolled In A Value-Based Kidney Care Management Program
Hospitalizations over six months were about 25% lower among Medicare Advantage members with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who were enrolled in a value-based kidney care management program offered by Cricket Health. Among enrollees on dialysis, hospitalization rates were 37% lower over six months.
Because hospitalizations were lower, health plan per member per month (PMPM) spending for Cricket Health enrollees with CKD at stage 3B dropped by 17%. Health plan PMPM spending dropped by 27% for enrollees with CKD at stage 4 or greater.
Cricket Health launched its value-based kidney care program for Medicare Advantage plans on March 31 . . .