PACE

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People younger than 55 would become eligible for a program to prevent unnecessary nursing home admissions if lawmakers pass a bill introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

There’s a tenet in healthcare that runs deep: a patient’s relationship with his or her doctor is sacred.This core value is an important piece of one of the hottest topics in healthcare today:...

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly providers should be paid more generous Medicare Advantage rates, according to a payment panel. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission also called for changes...

In order to promote coordination between Medicare and Medicaid services and to save money, the federal government and states should create an integrated care model for dual-eligible beneficiaries, a new...

A Medicare advisory panel issued recommendations late last week that would allow Medicare to strengthen Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) for dual eligibles.

Long-term care organizations are looking differently at their operations as a result of the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009.

The PACE program has extended to 14 rural areas in the United States. That indicates that the program can be successful in small towns, says Robert Greenwood, vice president of public affairs for the Program...

Here’s a new concept in aging services: the Senior Health and Housing Initiative For Transformation (SHIFT). It would provide an all-inclusive approach to care in a continuing care retirement community...

Not all of the pivotal healthcare reform talks will be taking place in Washington next week. The National PACE Association’s 2009 annual conference will be taking place from Sunday through Wednesday...