Wilmington, NC
Burlington, NC
Pittsboro, NC
Fayetteville, NC
Greensboro, NC
Newton, NC
Lexington, NC
Charlotte, NC
Durham, NC
Gastonia, NC
StayWell Senior Care
Asheboro, NC
Asheville, NC
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The Association serves as the credible voice and leader to advance PACE,
thereby transforming healthcare in North Carolina.
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Call for Proposals
National PACE Association is accepting proposals for its
fall conference in San Francisco. The deadline is April 11th.
Summer in Charlotte
Don't forget that NPA's
summer conference is in Charlotte this year! The quality and clinical symposiums, as well as Medical Directors essentials, will be right down the road in the Queen City June 3-5.
PACE of the Southern Piedmont will host a site tour.
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Hill Visit Training
Are you attending the NPA Spring Policy Form in DC? Then this webinar may be of interest. NPA is offering this free webinar to help you prepare for your hill visits on Tuesday, March 22, at 2pm.
Register Here
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NC Medicaid Reform Preserves PACE
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On March 1, the NC Department of Health and Human Services submitted its draft plan for reforming Medicaid to the NC General Assembly, which mandated the reform last fall.
Included in the draft waiver and legislative report is DHHS' recommendation that PACE be specifically excluded in the reform program, as it is already a capitated program with only approximately 3% of participants not dual-eligible.
NC PACE Association supports the recommendation to amend the Medicaid reform statute to exclude PACE, and will continue to educate and advocate for PACE to remain a direct enrollment option.
The draft waiver must have public input before submitting the final application to CMS on June 1st. Listening sessions will be held across the state over the next month and a half, and until April 18, the public can make comments through DHHS' website.
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Register by Friday, March 11th to Save! |
Don't miss out on early bird rates - Register today!
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This section brings together bar association members with a special interest in elder law practice, and focuses on issues related to the state's elderly population, including Medicare and Medicaid - a perfect audience to learn more about PACE.
We thank Nicki for her informative article, her profile of how CarePartners PACE "rescued [her] friend and her mom" and her advocacy for PACE, as well as her permission to share the article with you all!
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Lila* and Skye
(credit: Areon Mobasher) * pseudonym
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Music and Memory
The profile, by
Orla Swift, talks about how Senior CommUnity Care connected with the arts program at NC State to involve student volunteers. Music and Memory enrichs the lives of older people with Alzheimer's, other dementia or other challenges by providing them familiar music through digital devices. The students at NC State not only helped download the music onto the iPods, but provide the essential human interaction that the music memories help spark.
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James Nich
olas, MSW
is t
he new PACE Unit Manager for
NC DHHS' Division of Medical Assistance
. James has been with DMA since 2013. Congratulations to James on his new position
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Kerry and Terri helping healthcare providers understand PACE
(credit: Cat Balentine,
Piedmont Health SeniorCare)
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Kerry Rubio, MHS, OTR/L and Terri Smoot, COTA, of
Staywell SeniorCare
has a new Medical Director,
Dr. Beth Hodges
, as well as provider,
Dr. Francisco "Cisco" Hodges
. They also have two new Nurse Practitioners:
Ruth Miller and
Shelby McNeil (who starts March 21st). Welcome, Beth, Cisco, Ruth and Shelby!
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