Is PACE the fix for the primary care physician shortage?
By
Kevin Shaffer, MD
Oct 17, 2023
In the face of a growing physician shortage, older adults are less likely to find the care they need. Today, the number of primary care physicians is growing, but not fast enough to keep pace with aging...
Reframing senior care to include PACE
By
Dan Drake
Oct 03, 2023
It’s important to build awareness for this underknown senior service. We need to reframe how we think about senior care, so PACE is not only represented in the conversation about care options but...
These medications should work, right? Well, it’s personal
By
Michael Awadalla
Sep 19, 2023
Personalized medicine identifies how individual patients might react to certain medications based on their unique genetic makeup and drug routine. This approach guides pharmacists and prescribers in optimizing...
Long-standing PACE has been ahead of its time, WelbeHealth’s president says
Jun 29, 2023
Matt Patterson, president of WelbeHealth, describes the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a Medicare- and Medicaid-funded program, as “going back to the future of healthcare.” The...
‘H’ sign, a longtime hospital symbol, now stands more for home, former CMS chief says
By
Liza Berger
Jun 15, 2023
The home is replacing the hospital as the center of the healthcare system, according to Andy Slavitt, founder and partner of Town Health Ventures and former head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
PACE riding wave of increased interest, demand, WelbeHealth exec says
By
Liza Berger
Jun 09, 2023
Matt Patterson of WelbeHealth, a physician-led company dedicated to expanding the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), believes that the national growth of PACE is almost inevitable, given...
InnovAge stockholders sue board following CMS sanctions
By
C. Max Bachmann
May 30, 2023
Stockholders have filed a lawsuit against InnovAge’s board of directors after regulatory sanctions imposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services caused stock and revenue declines.
Be thoughtful about home care partnerships, two LTC leaders say
By
Liza Berger
Apr 19, 2023
When two organizations decide to partner on home care, it helps when the mission, values and cultures of the firms align.
Advisory committee calls on HHS to expand PACE
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 31, 2023
An advisory committee is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to expand the Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
‘We are a different company,’ InnovAge CEO says as firm recovers from sanctions, earnings...
By
Liza Berger
Feb 10, 2023
While it disclosed bleak fiscal second quarter results this week, InnovAge sees better days ahead as the for-profit Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly recuperates from sanctions.