Home Health Care News February 5, 2020
Guest Contributor

By Kevin Murphy, executive vice president of complex care for Clover Health

House calls aren’t just a relic from the 1930s when the local doctor would show up by the bedside to address whatever ailments befell the patient. Today, with close to 2 million seniors completely or mostly homebound in the United States, there has been a 21st-century resurgence in the need for doctors making house calls.

As a 10-year veteran of the in-home health care industry, I’m excited by the progress from private companies, nonprofit groups and the federal government, which is actively testing and supporting new approaches to delivering home-based care.

For instance, the Center for Medicare...

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