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The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provides medical care and social services that help adults age 55 and older keep living in their communities rather than moving to a nursing home or other institution.
If you qualify for PACE, you and your family work with a health care team on your health care plan and goals. The team coordinates your care to help ensure that you get everything you need to live safely in your community.
PACE is a federal program under Medicare. Most people in the PACE program are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, but it’s still possible to join if you have only one or the other
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Accessed Sep 21, 2023.
. And if you don’t have either, you might still be able to join PACE if you pay for it yourself.
You can join PACE if all of the following are true, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Quick Facts: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Accessed Sep 21, 2023.
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PACE isn’t available everywhere. As of August 2023, there are 154 PACE programs in 32 states and Washington, D.C., according to the National PACE Association, an industry group representing PACE programs
National PACE Association. PACE in the States. Accessed Sep 21, 2023.