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As Oz Cheers PACE Model, Medicare Advantage Plans Consider Its Merits

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    Jun 05, 2025

    Since the 1970s, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) have existed as a community-based alternative to nursing home care for a subset of aging Americans. Yet out of an estimated 2 million people in the U.S. who are eligible for PACE, overall enrollment remains modest at around 85,000 individuals and the program is not available nationwide.

    But PACE appears to be gaining renewed attention from lawmakers and health care providers, signaled by new legislation improving access to veterans, positive remarks from CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, M.D., and recent moves by not-for-profit insurers and startup organizations alike.

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    • Lauren Flynn Kelly

    Lauren has been covering health business issues since the early 2000s and specializes in in-depth reporting on Medicare Advantage, managed Medicaid and Medicare Part D. She also possesses a deep understanding of the complex world of pharmacy benefit management, having written AIS Health’s Radar on Drug Benefits from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2016. In addition to her role as managing editor of Radar on Medicare Advantage, she oversees AIS Health’s publications and manages the health editorial staff. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in English.

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