Sec. 7. Evaluation of effectiveness of PACE program in rural and underserved areas
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The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Assistant Secretary ) shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly under sections 1894 and 1934 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395eee , 1396u–4) in rural and underserved areas, including with respect to the following factors: Reductions in hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among program beneficiaries.
Reductions in emergency department use among program beneficiaries. Reductions in long-term nursing facility use among program beneficiaries. Reductions in mortality among program beneficiaries. Achieving lower rates of functional decline, and improvements in reported health status and quality of life among program beneficiaries. Reductions in the total cost of care among program beneficiaries. The effect of activities supported under the program on the local area serviced by the program, including on the health and well-being of unpaid and family caregivers of program beneficiaries.
Improvements in quality of life among program beneficiaries. Not later than 60 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report containing the results of the evaluation required under subsection (a), an analysis of which elements of the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly under sections 1894 and 1934 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395eee , 1396u–4) should be replicated and scaled by governmental or non-governmental entities, and such recommendations for legislation and administrative action as the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate to the chairs and ranking members of the following committees:
The Special Committee on Aging of the Senate. The Committee on Finance of the Senate. The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. The Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. In conducting the evaluation and completing the report required under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall provide an opportunity for partners and persons that have participated in the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly under sections 1894 and 1934 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395eee , 1396u–4) on every level, especially individuals who receive care through the program and their unpaid or family caregivers, to have an opportunity to contribute their expertise to evaluating the strategy and outcomes of the program.
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