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HouseCalls: Fewer ED visits, hospital stays

Help Medicare Advantage members get the care they need.

Address people’s unique needs

A Yale Medicine study looked at the benefits of in-home assessments. They found that Optum® HouseCalls helps expand access to care, provide education and coordinate appropriate follow-up care to improve a member’s health and well-being. As a result, members have fewer emergency department (ED) visits and hospital stays.

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