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May 2014
CalPACE Members Testify at Budget Subcommittee Hearings
 
CalPACE representatives participated in budget subcommittee hearings related to the impact of provider rate cuts on February 24, April 24, and May 5.  PACE organizations presented testimony at each of the hearings on the devastating impacts on PACE from the cumulative effect of back-to-back rate reductions in 2012 and 2013 due to changes in the PACE rate methodology coupled with AB 97 provider rate reductions and reductions in IHSS hours.  The May 5 hearing of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services provided PACE organizations with an opportunity to provide detailed testimony on the impact of the cuts and to advocate for CalPACEs budget trailer bill language to stabilize PACE rates. Read More.

Study Finds Hospitalization Rates are Lower for PACE Enrollees

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

 

This study examined patterns of

 hospitalization in PACE enrollees across the United States. The research found that rates of overall hospitalization, readmission, and potentially avoidable hospitalization rates are lower for PACE enrollees than for comparable populations. Read More.

PACE Program Helps Elderly People Stay in Their Homes 

Charlotte Observer

 

When Cardelia Burton became her mother's primary caregiver, she said it was like gaining a third child. Over the past five years, two of Burton's siblings have each been a caregiver to Inez, till their own health problems made it impossible to care for her. Read more.

AltaMed's El Monte PACE Center Featured in PBS NewsHour Story

PBS NewsHour

PBS Newshour

 

PBS highlights how AltaMed's El Monte PACE Center is 

meeting the growing demand for elder care among Latinos in Southern California. Watch the Report.
InnovAge Greater California PACE Grand Opening

InnovAge of Greater California PACE held its Grand Opening ceremony April 23 in San Bernardino, CA. InnovAge is the eighth PACE Organization to open in California. InnovAge will bring much needed care to the Inland Empire. Read More.
CalPACE, the California PACE Association, is 501(c)(6) association dedicated to the expansion of comprehensive health care services to seniors with chronic care needs through the Program of All-inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE). Through education and advocacy, CalPACE members strive to support, maintain, and safeguard the PACE model and promote high-quality health care services to California's seniors. 
 
For further information on a PACE organization in your area, visit one of our member websites or call 1-888-633-PACE (7223). 
 
Sincerely,
 
Peter Hansel
Executive Director
CalPACE

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