Congress authorized a study to compare the costs, quality, and access to services provided by for-profit entities to those of nonprofit PACE providers.
Background
Six providers participated in the demonstration:
- Pennsylvania PACE, Inc.
- SeniorLIFE Altoona, Inc.
- SeniorLIFE Greensburg
- SeniorLIFE Washington, Inc.
- SeniorLIFE York, Inc.
- SeniorLIFE Lehigh Valley, Inc.
Pennsylvania PACE, Inc. commenced operations in 2007 and continued operations through December 2015. SeniorLIFE Altoona, York, and Washington began operations in May 2011 and continued through December 2015. SeniorLIFE Greensburg began serving beneficiaries in February 2013 and operated through December 2015. In January of 2014 SeniorLife Lehigh Valley, Inc. launched operations in Allentown, Pennsylvania to become the sixth and final site under this Demonstration. The Demonstration served 1,088 beneficiaries in Pennsylvania.
Additional Information
- Federal Register Notice - 2001 [PDF, 76KB]
- Study of Access and Quality of Care For-Profit PACE Report (PDF)
- PACE Report To Congress (PDF)
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