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Fallon’s Worcester footprint under microscope in insurance deal
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on State House News Service. The leader of Worcester-based Fallon Health says the insurer is not looking to downsize as it’s poised to be acquired by Mass General Brigham Health Plan…. Read the full article on State House News Service.
What Older Americans Want Policymakers To Know
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Bipartisan Policy Center. Older Americans are often the focus of health care debate, but their voices are missing. BPC’s toolkit highlights their experiences and bipartisan reforms to improve affordability, access, caregiving, behavioral health, and financial security. While older Americans are often the subject of health care debate, their voices are […]
Long-Term Care Affordability is Worsening for Middle-Class Americans
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on AARP. The private-pay cost of long-term services and supports (LTSS) has long been unaffordable for most Americans. Although these services became more affordable during the 2010s with the cost of care rising more slowly than income, over the past five years (2019–2024), the affordability trend has sharply reversed for […]
Medicare Mandates Cognitive Screening, but do PCPs have the Tools to Act Confidently?
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on MedCity News. The solution isn’t about creating more referral pathways, but about building the measurement infrastructure that enables excellent primary care providers to act confidently on their observations. As a geriatrician, I see the significant gap between what policies intend and the reality in practice, and it’s not always what […]
PACE in the States
/in Articles, Inside PACE/by masspaceThis article was originally published on NPA. There are 198 PACE Programs operating in 33 states and the District of Columbia. View the full document here.
Special Commission on Senior Housing 2025 Report
/in Articles, Inside PACE/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Mass.gov. Building for Aging Recommendations for creating affordable and healthy senior housing. Housing costs are the biggest driver of economic insecurity for older adults. Unfortunately, after spending their working years making our many Massachusetts communities thrive, they face the reality that they may not have the resources necessary to […]
Caregivers play key roles at the new Fallon elder care location in Dartmouth. Here’s why.
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on South Coast Today. For the first time, older adults and caregivers in Southeastern Massachusetts can access the services offered by the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly so that they can live in their home community with dignity. Read the full article online…
Fallon Health expands to new location in Dartmouth
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on South Coast Today. View the gallery on South Coast Today.
Fallon Health Expands Elder Care Access with First PACE Program in Southeastern Massachusetts
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Fallon Health. New Dartmouth Location Opens with Powerful Community Conversation on Caregiving and Aging with Dignity Dartmouth, Mass., Nov. 5, 2025―Fallon Health celebrated a major milestone with the launch of its Summit ElderCare® program in Dartmouth, bringing the first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to Southeastern Massachusetts. […]
‘People think they are invincible.’ Most Americans are unprepared for aging, studies show.
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Boston Globe.
How PACE Avoids Institutional Bias To Keep People In Their Homes
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Home Health Care. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is designed to keep older adults in their homes by using multidisciplinary care teams, including home-based care providers, and leveraging alternative payment structures to help avoid institutional bias. “People want to stay at home, and we want them […]
How PACE Supports Adults 55 and Older to Remain Safe and Independent in Their Homes
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Warner Norcross + Judd. In the most recent Warner Medicaid Moments vlog, attorney Catherine Jacobs discusses the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE, a Medicaid program that helps adults 55 and older meet their health care needs in the community for as long as possible instead of […]