Bipartisan Bill Would Make PACE a Mandatory Medicaid Service
Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) introduced the PACE Access Improvement Act on Sept. 24, which would make the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly a mandatory Medicaid service rather than a state option. The bill also aims to ease requirements so PACE providers can expand in-home care access. States currently choose whether to offer PACE, which serves frail, dual-eligible seniors who qualify for nursing home care but wish to remain in the community. If enacted, the measure would require all state Medicaid programs to cover PACE, likely spurring growth in the number of PACE organizations and enrollees nationwide.
Mandating PACE would force every state Medicaid agency to budget for and administer the program, while creating significant new growth opportunities for LTSS and managed care organizations serving dual-eligible seniors.
LTSS · Finance
You might also like