Optum Health To Expand Home-Based Care Programs For Rural Members With Complex Chronic Conditions

Optum Health plans to expand a program for rural members with complex chronic conditions that integrates Optum’s House Calls and Care at Home program capabilities, coupled with offerings for members with complex chronic and behavioral conditions. The expansion was noted in statements made in United Health Group’s second-quarter 2026 investor earnings call.

The program started in 2024 in rural Georgia but has expanded to other states since then, according to an Optum Health spokesperson. Additional information about the component programs is as follows:

The Optum HouseCalls program, established in 2012 and now integrated within Optum’s home . . .