Keep Up With PACE kicks off 2023 with guest, Peter Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President of Policy and Strategy at the National PACE Association. In this episode, Peter offers insight into the future of PACE with discussions regarding PACE 2.0, PACE policies and bills, the importance of telehealth and other technologies for participants, and growing the PACE workforce. Peter stresses the importance of eliminating barriers by making PACE more affordable for Medicare only individuals, as well as making it easier to enroll in the program for all participants.

About our Guest:

As the Executive Vice President for Policy and Strategy at the National PACE Association, Peter guides the association’s policy and advocacy efforts, at the federal and state level, to support its strategic priorities. Peter leads the PACE 200K initiative to expand access to and use of PACE nationally with the aim of serving 200,000 older adults in PACE by 2028. Before his current position, Peter served as the Senior Vice President for Integrated Care Strategies at Volunteers of America, where he was responsible for the planning and development of new PACE programs nationally

Episode Breakdown: 

Intro: 00:00 – 01:53 • Background in PACE: 01:12 – 4:25 • Role at NPA: 04:26 – 08:59 •  Bipartisan Policy Center: 09:04 – 10:56 • PACE Growth:10:57 – 16:50 • Mid-Month Access to PACE Services: 16:52 – 20:23 • PACE Policies (PACE Plus Act/PACE Expanded Act/PACE Part D Plan Choice Act): 20:24 – 31:40 • Future of PACE (VA contracts, telehealth, PACE workforce): 31:41 – 43:32 • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council: 43:33 - 48:51 • PACE Success Story: 48:52 – 51:14 • Contact: 51:14 – 51:56 • Rapid Fire Round: 52:06 – 53:50 • Outro: 53:51 - End

 

Learn More: 

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