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Expansion of insurance coverage for KidneyIntelX
Expansion of insurance coverage for KidneyIntelX.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \nRenalytix plc \n(\"Renalytix\" or the \"Company\")\n \nExpansion of insurance coverage for KidneyIntelXTM\n \nLONDON and SALT LAKE CITY, May 22, 2023 - Renalytix (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) reports the expansion of insurance coverage for KidneyIntelX with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health care plan in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. In total, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield serves 3.4 million members in Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia, as well as the Federal Employee Program (FEP), also known as the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan which is part of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program administered by CareFirst. This agreement complements coverage already secured with Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Iowa and South Dakota (estimated 2.1 million covered lives) and BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (estimated 8.1 million covered lives).\n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nRenalytix plc\n\n\nwww.renalytix.com\n\n\n\n\nJames McCullough, CEO\n\n\nVia Walbrook PR\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStifel (Nominated Adviser, Joint Broker)\n\n\nTel: 020 7710 7600\n\n\n\n\nAlex Price / Nicholas Moore / Nick Harland / Samira Essebiyea\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nInvestec Bank plc (Joint Broker)\n\n\nTel: 020 7597 4000\n\n\n\n\nGary Clarence / Shalin Bhamra\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalbrook PR Limited\n\n\nTel: 020 7933 8780 or [email protected]\n\n\n\n\nPaul McManus / Lianne Applegarth\n\n\nMob: 07980 541 893 / 07584 391 303\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCapComm Partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter DeNardo\n \n\n\nTel: 415-389-6400 or [email protected]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nAbout Kidney Disease\nKidney disease is a public health epidemic affecting over 850 million people globally.1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 15% of U.S. adults, or over 37 million people2, have chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nearly 95% of people with CKD are in early stages 1-33. Despite its magnitude, early-stage (1-3) CKD is underdiagnosed and undertreated, largely because it's asymptomatic at this time in the disease. As many as 9 in 10 adults with CKD, and 2 in 5 adults with severe CKD do not know they have the condition.3\n \nAbout Renalytix\nRenalytix (NASDAQ: RNLX...