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| CMS Seeks to Simplify, Modernize PACE |
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| The Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) helps frail and elderly individuals meet their health care needs without moving to a nursing home or other care facility. |
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| An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, physical therapists, dieticians, and others collaborates to provide care in the home, the community, or at a PACE center. More than 34,000 older adults are currently enrolled in about 100 PACE organizations across 31 states. |
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| CMS is proposing a new rule designed to increase those numbers by clarifying and modernizing the program. Under the new rule, PACE team members would be able to participate in more aspects of a participant’s care. Non-physician primary care practitioners could provide some services in the place of primary care physicians, and PACE regulations would be easier to understand and follow. CMS will take public comments on the proposed rule through October 17, 2016. |
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| Read the proposed PACE rule. |
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PACE in Indian Country |
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The first PACE program sponsored by an American Indian or Alaska Native tribe or tribal organization was Cherokee Elder Care in Tahlequah, OK. Started in 2008 as Oklahoma’s first PACE program, it’s 1 of only 15 rural PACE sites in the nation. You can find more information about Cherokee Elder Care on the LTSS Technical Assistance Center, along with general information about the PACE program model, such as eligibility requirements, financing options, benefits and challenges, and a link to find out if your state has any PACE programs. |
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Learn about the Cherokee Nation PACE program on the LTSS Technical Advisory Center. |
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Go to the PACE model page to find information and links to resources. |
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