The PACE Remake

A decade ago, it appeared that the PACE program model (Programs;of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) was headed for obscurity. But a recent article,;How Private Investment Is Becoming A Driving Force Behind PACE, says otherwise.

Approximately 80,000 participants in 33 states are enrolled in PACE—a 45% increase in participants since the beginning of the decade. In the past year, Kentucky, Missouri, and Washington, D.C., added programs, with Illinois planning to launch five programs next year (see PACE Gains Speed As States Seek Nursing Home Alternative). For the most part, the program serves . . .