$6.7 billion
a year is the estimated cost of social isolation and loneliness to Medicare Advantage plans.
Source: National Council on Aging
For health plans, PACE programs, and aging agencies
A scalable way to address loneliness as a social determinant of health.
Porchlight gives your members a daily, human-feeling check-in call — and gives your team an early signal when something changes.
Custom pricing based on population size.
What the category evidence shows
Since 2018
CMS has given Medicare Advantage plans broad flexibility to offer supplemental benefits addressing social isolation. Since 2024, Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) let plans target social needs directly.
Source: CMS / Better Medicare Alliance
9%
reduction in medical costs among members with at least one visit, including an 18% reduction in inpatient admissions, in an actuarial analysis of a comparable in-home companionship benefit.
Source: Papa Inc., 2024 claims study
Category evidence from a comparable service — not a Porchlight result.
How it fits into your care management workflow
- 1
Member roster and eligibility intake
- 2
Daily call scheduled per member
- 3
Wellness signal generated after each call
- 4
Alerts route into your care management platform; outcomes shared back to your team
Compliance and scope
- HIPAA-compliant, BAA available
- Filed as an in-home support / companionship supplemental benefit
- No medical advice, diagnosis, or emergency response — a wellness signal only
Founding partners
We're early, and we'd rather say so
Porchlight doesn't yet have our own claims-based outcomes study. We're looking for a small number of founding health plan, PACE, and aging-agency partners to run a defined pilot with us and build that evidence together.
Talk to us about supplemental benefits
Tell us about your population and what you're trying to solve. Someone from our team follows up personally — no automated quote. Custom pricing based on population size.
Interested in a founding pilot?
Custom pricing based on population size. Start with a conversation about scope, members, and what evidence you'd need.