Overcoming Barriers to Increase Access to PACE

To explore opportunities for expanding access to PACE, the National PACE Association (NPA) and the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) convened national experts, state regulators, PACE organizations, researchers, and funders in October 2025. Click here for the meeting summary.

This webinar, made possible through support from The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF), will share key findings from the convening, including participant-identified recommendations focused on four priority areas for action to increase access to PACE: (1) reducing administrative and financial burden to start or expand PACE organizations; (2) expanding enrollment and eligibility; (3) measuring and messaging quality; and (4) enhancing workforce and operational flexibility.

Speakers: 

• Vicki Quintana, Senior Program Officer, CHCS
• Peter Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President for Policy and Strategy, NPA
• Gary Bacher, JD, MPA (invited), Chief Strategy Officer, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and Director of the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, CMS
• Erin Slabonik, Director, Division of Integrated Care Programs, Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services’ Office of Long-Term Living
• Esiquio Casillas, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical and Operations Officer, AltaMed Health Services Corporation
• Nida Enehizena, Program Officer, CHCS

Date: Wednesday, September 23, at 1:30 p.m.