Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – July 30, 2026 – NPA welcomes new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that provides greater clarity for states and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) seeking to expand access to comprehensive care for older adults living in rural communities. Issued on July 22, the guidance addresses several longstanding operational questions surrounding rural PACE expansion.

ALEXANDRIA, VA – June 18, 2026 – The National PACE Association announces a collaboration with Domo to enhance data analytics, benchmarking and reporting capabilities across the PACE community. The Domo AI and Data Products Platform will provide a secure, scalable foundation to support data-driven insights for the PACE programs in 33 states and the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON, DC – May 22, 2026 – A new study led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirms that the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) delivers superior health outcomes for dually eligible seniors compared to other integrated Medicare and Medicaid health plan options.

WASHINGTON, DC – March 23, 2026 – Mehmet Oz, MD, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), delivered the keynote speech at the National PACE Association (NPA) Spring Policy Forum, which opened today.

SAN DIEGO – Oct. 13, 2024 – As the National PACE Association (NPA) kicks off its annual conference this week, president and CEO Shawn Bloom called for the removal of a key barrier that is denying millions of Americans access to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). While PACE is experiencing tremendous growth, many people currently cannot afford to enroll in the program because of an unintended penalty on its Part D services.

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Sept. 3, 2024 – “Simplify Your Life: At Your PACE” is the theme of National PACE Month, which is observed in September to raise awareness of the fast-growing and increasingly popular Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®). PACE is an innovative model of care that allows seniors with long-term care needs to remain living in their own homes and communities for as long and as independently as possible. 

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 16, 2024 – Illinois is the latest state to offer the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), an innovative model of care that could solve the nation’s senior care crisis. With the recent opening of OSF PACE in Peoria, IL, nearly 77,000 seniors in 33 states and the District of Columbia now participate in PACE, reports the National PACE Association (NPA). PACE continues to grow quickly, with 167 PACE programs currently operating around the country.