What is PACE?
PACE is centered on the core belief that given a choice, most elders, the disabled, and their families would choose to receive care in their homes and communities rather than in a nursing home.
PACE Eligibility
In an effort to serve as an accessible option for the elderly and disabled people 55 and over in Massachusetts, there are only four criteria to be eligible for PACE.
News & Advocacy
Join MassPACE in advocacy efforts to expand access to PACE and catch up on the latest news and events about PACE across the state.
Mass. lawmakers call for stronger health care regulation, action
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on New England Public Media. Massachusetts lawmakers put the spotlight on the health insurance system last week. Lawmakers concluded the system is falling apart and more regulation is needed of some providers, and regulators need more muscle to control rising costs. State House News Service reporter Chris Lisinski teases out the […]
WMass advocates feared a nursing home closing would force long travel. They were right
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on MassLive.com. NORTHAMPTON — When a Northampton nursing home said last year it would close, some feared it would be hard to find new beds for residents in the area. Barbara Sours has been living that fear…. Read more online…
Mass. Medicaid gives $73 allowance for nursing home residents. Bill would add more
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on MassLive.com. BOSTON — Elizabeth Leabitt, a resident at Hale House, a rest home in Boston, makes a “wish list” each year of items she needs. She has $72.80 each month in a personal needs allowance to spend on anything the rest home doesn’t provide, like clothing, shoes or a cell […]
Disability advocates rally against proposed cap on in-home aides
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on WBGH. Hundreds of disability advocates gathered at the State House in Boston Wednesday for a rally to support the state program that provides caregivers to help people with disabilities and seniors live at home instead of in nursing facilities. The Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program — part of MassHealth — […]
Gov. Maura Healey says GOP tax cuts would ‘devastate’ programs, put 2 million at risk of losing health care
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on the Berkshire Eagle. BOSTON — Tax breaks that U.S. House Republicans outlined in a budget blueprint could “devastate” a slew of government programs, Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday, and Medicaid cuts would put nearly 2 million state residents at risk of losing health care coverage. “Democrats should be using every […]
Pause is ‘not good enough’: Health facility workers, patients, and advocates rally to oppose closures
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Boston.com As AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” blared down Beacon Hill, hundreds of nurses, teachers, patients, and advocates gathered along the front steps of the Statehouse Tuesday morning to protest Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget cuts that would limit health services at two state facilities and eliminate many case management positions from the […]
GOP Eyes Cuts to Growing Medicaid Programs
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Statehouse News. Public Program Is Major Source Of Coverage, Revenue In Massachusetts Read more online….
The funding freeze endangered community health centers. That’s bad for all of us.
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on the Boston Globe. If one of us is unwell, we are all unwell. That simple sentiment has been one of the guiding principles for community health centers for 60 years, ever since the first two were started in Dorchester and Mound Bayou, Mississippi, in 1965. These nonprofit, community-driven organizations — there are […]
‘We don’t want people to panic unnecessarily’: Massachusetts’ top health official braces for changes under Trump
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on the Boston Globe. In her first interview since Donald Trump took office, Massachusetts’ top health official said the state is holding firm in response to a flurry of federal activity that could affect medical and social services for millions of people but is prepared for the possibility of hard fights […]
Mass League CEO warns funding cuts could impact health access
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on WGBH. With uncertainty and fear clouding future federal funding of equity-focused programs and Medicaid, one health leader says community health centers should be loudly advocating for their own value. “We treat Republicans and MAGA folks in rural communities. We’ve got to tell that story and say: ‘This is what we […]
Healey seeks controls as home care costs soar
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Daily Hampshire Gazette. BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is proposing to limit spending on a rapidly growing home care program that is popular among the state’s expanding senior population but has become one of the state’s most expensive budget items. The program, which provides personal care assistants (PCAs) for seniors […]
Fallon Healths opens Framingham senior care centers
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Worcester Business Journal. Worcester insurer Fallon Health has opened doors to its new Framingham older adult care location, further expanding the system’s reach into the MetroWest region. Situated at 405 Cochituate Road, the new care center is part of Fallon’s Summit ElderCare program, the system’s iteration of the government-funded Program […]