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PACE backers ask committee to codify Program of All‑Inclusive Care for the Elderly in state law
Summary
PACE providers and participants told the Joint Committee on Aging and Independence that confirming PACE in statute (H.781 / S.477) would recognize a long‑standing, successful community‑based model serving nursing‑home‑eligible older adults and help expand access across the Commonwealth.
The Mass PACE Association and several PACE program staff, participants and caregivers testified in support of H.781 / S.477, requesting that the Program of All‑Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) be codified in Massachusetts statute.
Speakers said the program serves Medicare and Medicaid‑eligible nursing‑home‑level adults by providing…
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