Part 1: The Canary in the Coal Mine

Why kidney disease is the most important, and most overlooked, signal in American medicine

Apr 8 • Tim Fitzpatrick and Janis Naeve

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March 2026

Brief: A Closer Look at KCC PY24 Performance

What entity-level reconciliation data shows about savings, quality, and the road ahead for value-based kidney care

Mar 29 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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A Defining Moment for Transplant Innovation

Bill Fitzsimmons and Kevin Fowler weigh in on transplant innovation, the FDA’s pending iBox decision, and what comes next for the transplant community

Mar 22 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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Where AI Meets Kidney Economics

Five observations on what will scale, what won’t, and why alignment matters most

Mar 15 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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What Was It Made For?

A special Kidney Month + Women's Day collection of news, research, and commentary shaping the future of global kidney and cardiometabolic health

Mar 8 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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What I’m celebrating this Kidney Month

Clinical practice, primary care, and payment models are building a new foundation for upstream kidney care. There is still work to be done.

Mar 1 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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February 2026

Advancing private practice nephrology

How peer learning, work-life balance, and AI are shaping the 2026 RPA Annual Meeting

Feb 12 • Katie Kwon

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Brief: DaVita’s investment in Elara

IKC just turned profitable. Now DaVita is funding new care models that push kidney care into the home, beyond the clinic.

Feb 8 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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When delay becomes damage

A rheumatologist’s perspective on lupus, kidneys, and lost time

Feb 1 • Iqra Aftab

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January 2026

Coming Into Focus: CKM For All, AI Building Blocks, Transplant Tightens, and the Future of ACCESS

Your monthly collection of news, research, and commentary shaping the future of global kidney health

Jan 25 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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The Current Landscape of Value-Based Kidney Care, Part 3

Product, Technology, and Care Model Capabilities Across 10 Kidney VBC Models

Jan 18 • Tim Fitzpatrick and Paul Grill

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Place your bets: kidney health in 2026

Mapping 26 signals across policy, care models, transplant, therapeutics, data & AI

Jan 11 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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