Optum home care program linked to fewer emergency, hospital visits for Medicare Advantage members: Study

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Medicare Advantage patients who receive in-home health visits through the Optum HouseCalls program spend less time in the emergency room and inpatient hospital settings, according to a study by Yale Medicine and Optum researchers. Continue reading here…

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