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This week we are at The Mayflower in Washington, DC as part of the @TweetNPA 2026 Spring Policy Forum. We are were lucky to have heard from Dr. Oz, CMS Administrator as well as Gary Bacher, the acting head of CMMI.
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30 years of integrated care: How Element Care’s PACE program supports seniors
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on McKnights HomeCare. Imagine battling chronic illness, struggling to coordinate appointments, manage medications, and deciphering confusing insurance policies — all while feeling isolated and unsupported. These are not unique incidents but rather the harsh reality faced by many seniors as they navigate the daunting healthcare system alone. In today’s fragmented healthcare […]
Health Care Groups Aim To Counter Growing ‘National Scandal’ of Elder Homelessness
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on KFF Health News . BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer, after living with one and then the other, nursing them until their deaths. Then she moved in with her brother in […]
Red lights on the way to health care: Geographic disparities abound even in well-covered Massachusetts
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on CommonWealth Beacon. FROM THE CENTER of downtown Boston, getting to a hospital or health center can be as straightforward as walking a few blocks in any direction. Within 30 minutes of drive time from Tufts Medical Center, there are 23 other acute care hospitals, according to state data. In more […]
Element Care PACE Appoints New COO and CGRO to Drive Next Phase of Growth
/in In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Element Care. Element Care PACE Appoints New COO and CGRO to Drive Next Phase of Growth Lynn, MA – August 19, 2025 – Element Care, a leading Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and managed care provider for Senior Care Options (SCO), is pleased to announce the appointment […]
Amid growing ‘scandal’ of elder homelessness, health care groups aim to help
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on NPR. BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer, after living with one and then the other, nursing them until their deaths. Then she moved in with her brother in Florida, until he […]
The hidden costs of cutting Medicaid
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on NPR. With the passage of the big Republican tax and spending bill, the federal government is poised to reduce support for Medicaid and the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that these cuts could cause 10 million Americans to lose health insurance by […]
PACE provider myPlace sees insurer partners as key to growth: CEO
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Modern Healthcare. Robbie Pottharst, CEO of myPlace Health, is out to woo Medicare and Medicaid insurers to expand its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE, business… Read the full article here.
Study Finds Older Adults Are Spending Too Long in Emergency Departments
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on The Well News. Research by a group of Boston-area doctors suggests older adults are spending more time than they should in hospital emergency departments, substantially increasing their risk of immobility and delirium. The study, which examined trends in older adults’ ED stays, was published in June in JAMA Internal Medicine, […]
Providers lay out challenges to PACE expansion
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Modern Healthcare. Executives said high start-up costs combined with complex federal and state requirements make it harder for them to grow a state and federal program aimed at keeping older adults out of nursing homes. Read the full article here.
How PACE is jockeying for position amid Medicaid cuts
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Modern Healthcare. A federal-state program aimed at keeping older adults out of nursing homes could come out a winner under the new federal tax law. Read the full article here.
The Dual Burden of Housing and Care for Older Adults
/in Reports/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Joint Center for Housing Studies. As the first baby boomers turn 80 in the coming decade, a growing number of older households will face challenges paying for both housing and the supports and services they will need to remain in their homes. In a new paper out this week, we […]
Commentary: Looming Medicaid cuts would hurt gig workers, entrepreneurs
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Boston Business Journal. Boston CEO writes that defending state’s legacy of Medicaid coverage must be a top priority for leaders and activists… Read the full article here.