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By locating a social worker in a hospital ED to help members overcome barriers to primary care, Horizon NJ Health, a West Trenton, NJ-based managed care organization, was able to decrease ED visits by 45% among its members who had a face-to-face conversation with the social worker.

Social workers cut nonemergent visits 45%