Why Your Health Insurer Now Covers Home Renovations

Episode 26 dives into the surprising trend of health insurers covering home modifications like stairlifts, grab bars, and wheelchair ramps. Lucas and Luna explore how UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and Medicare Advantage plans are investing in housing as a health intervention. They discuss the research showing that $1 spent on home modifications can save $3 in medical costs, and why insurers are now partnering with companies like Wellsky and K4Connect. The hosts examine the tension between genuine patient benefit and cost containment, and what this means for the future of the service economy in healthcare. #HealthInsurer #HomeRenovations #MedicareAdvantage #UnitedHealthcare #Humana #Wellsky #K4Connect #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #CostContainment #HousingAsHealth #HomeModifications #Stairlifts #GrabBars #ServiceEconomy #HealthcareEconomics #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo