National PACE Association

What National PACE Association does

The National PACE Association (NPA) is a 501c3 nonprofit trade association founded in 1994, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, that represents Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) operating in the United States. As of June 2026, NPA's membership encompasses 202 PACE programs serving more than 95,500 participants across 33 states and the District of Columbia. The organization provides advocacy, operational support, education, and policy leadership to its member PACE organizations, State PACE Associations, and vendor partners, and serves four primary customer segments: dually eligible Medicare/Medicaid seniors (the end beneficiaries of the care model), family caregivers, PACE operating organizations (the direct members), and technology/service vendors.

NPA's core product is the PACE care model itself — a person-centered, provider-led integrated care delivery approach in which interdisciplinary teams (including dietitians, drivers, home care liaisons, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, primary care providers, recreational therapists, social workers, and personal care attendants) deliver preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care to seniors age 55+ certified as needing nursing home-level care. The model is distinctive in being the only federally recognized care delivery approach that fully integrates Medicare and Medicaid financing under capitated (fixed per-person) payments, with a single organization holding comprehensive accountability for both payer streams. NPA's technology infrastructure is anchored by a June 2026 partnership with Domo, providing a HIPAA-aligned data submission portal, automated Magic ETL workflows, real-time interactive dashboards, and AI-powered natural language querying for benchmarking and quality reporting across the network.

NPA's business model is membership-based: revenue is generated through membership dues from PACE organizations, developing PACE programs, state associations, and vendors (Preferred and Associate categories), supplemented by conference and event revenue from four major annual events (Virtual Winter Conference, Spring Policy Forum, Summer Conference, and Annual Conference). The organization is led by President and CEO Shawn Bloom. PACE organizations, the underlying service providers, are funded through capitated Medicare and Medicaid payments rather than fee-for-service billing, aligning incentives toward preventive and community-based care; NPA itself does not deliver clinical services or receive capitated payments.

Name

National PACE Association

Legal name

National PACE Association

Website

https://npaonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The National PACE Association is a 501c3 nonprofit trade association founded in 1994 that represents 202 Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), serving more than 95,500 dually eligible seniors across 33 states and the District of Columbia through advocacy, education, and data infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Healthcare Trade Association Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Medicaid Waiver / PACE-Partnered Adult Day Programs (HLADAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Care Navigation & Service Coordination (Medical, Social, Community) (HSABAIAB), Caregiver Support & Education Programs (Center-Based) (HSABANAN)

Keywords

• Elderly care programs
• Senior healthcare services
• Integrated care model
• Nonprofit healthcare association
• Long-term care coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Capitated Medicare and Medicaid Payments: PACE organizations receive capitated (fixed per-person) payments from both Medicare and Medicaid for each enrolled participant. This creates a fully integrated financing model where the organization holds comprehensive accountability for both Medicare and Medicaid services.
2. Membership Dues: NPA generates revenue through membership dues from PACE organizations, organizations developing PACE programs, State PACE Associations, and vendors (Preferred and Associate categories).
3. Conference and Event Revenue: NPA hosts annual conferences (Virtual Winter Conference, Spring Policy Forum, Summer Conference, Annual Conference in fall) with registration fees and sponsorship opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

National PACE Association is a 501c3 nonprofit trade association that supports and advocates for Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) — a community-based, person-centered care model delivering preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care to seniors age 55+ certified as needing nursing home-level care. NPA's core offerings include membership services, advocacy, annual conferences, the PACE Learning Center, and a Domo-powered data analytics and benchmarking platform used across 202 PACE programs in 33 states and the District of Columbia.

Product overview

National PACE Association represents a single unified service model — the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) — rather than a modular product portfolio. PACE is a community-based long-term care model that coordinates comprehensive medical and social services for seniors age 55+ certified as needing nursing home level of care. The model uses an interdisciplinary health care team approach to implement individualized care plans, enabling participants to remain living independently in their communities. Key metrics include 202 programs serving over 95,500 participants across 33 states and DC, with 97% of participants able to live in the community and 94-95% of family caregivers recommending the program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) A community-based, person-centered, provider-led integrated care model that enables older adults age 55+ with complex chronic care needs to live safely in their homes and communities. It is the only care delivery model that fully integrates Medicare and Medicaid financing under capitated payments, with an interdisciplinary health care team (dietitians, drivers, home care liaisons, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, primary care providers, recreational therapists, social workers, personal care attendants) implementing a comprehensive and individualized care plan. For PACE organizations and the dually eligible seniors they serve.
• NPA Conferences and Events Annual conferences and events hosted by NPA including Virtual Winter Conference, Spring Policy Forum, Summer Conference, and Annual Conference, with registration fees and sponsorship opportunities for PACE organizations, providers, vendors, and policymakers.
• PACE Learning Center Online learning platform providing professional education and training resources for PACE professionals and member organizations.
• NPA Membership Membership program for PACE organizations, organizations developing PACE programs, State PACE Associations, and vendors in Preferred and Associate categories, providing access to advocacy, resources, e-Communities, career center, and professional development.
• NPA-Domo Data Analytics and Benchmarking Platform Data analytics and benchmarking platform powered by Domo AI, providing secure data submission, automated integration workflows, real-time interactive dashboards, AI-powered natural language querying, and predictive analytics to support data-driven quality improvement and regulatory reporting for PACE member organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• PACE participants were significantly less likely to be hospitalized than comparable MA enrollees
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• DomocoreTechnology or Integration · 18 June 2026NPA announced collaboration with Domo, the data and AI platform provider, 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 202 PACE programs across 33 states and DC. Key features include HIPAA-aligned member portal, automated Magic ETL workflows, real-time interactive dashboards via Domo Everywhere, and AI-powered natural language querying and predictive analytics.
• Domo Advisory Group (PACE Representatives)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 18 June 2026An advisory group of PACE representatives is guiding the Domo data modernization effort, ensuring the enhanced data environment reflects the evolving operational, regulatory and reporting needs of the PACE community.
• America West TransportationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 March 2026Habitat Health PACE with Kaiser Permanente selected America West Transportation to provide non-emergency medical transportation. America West is the largest provider of non-emergency medical transportation for PACE organizations in the country, handling hiring, credentialing, ride coordination, dispatch and quality assurance.
• Rocky Mountain PACE and Bethesda Senior Living CommunitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2026Rocky Mountain PACE, a program of Rocky Mountain Health Care Services (RMHCS), is merging with Bethesda Senior Living Communities. The merger will expand care options, improve service coordination, and meet evolving needs of older adults. About 100 Rocky Mountain PACE participants currently live in Bethesda Senior Living Communities.
• Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2024St. Paul's PACE partnered with the San Diego Food Bank to address food insecurity among PACE participants. Partnership resulted from collaboration among Dietary, Supportive Housing and Social Work teams to coordinate additional food resources for low-income participants lacking access to nutritious food.
• LeadingAge OhiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2024PACE Association of Ohio maintains strategic partnership with LeadingAge Ohio, a nonprofit trade association representing approximately 400 long-term care organizations, hospices, and senior housing providers.
• Southwestern Ohio PACE Community CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2024Coalition selected by Ohio Department of Aging to develop PACE center in Hamilton County. Coalition includes TriHealth, Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, and Edenbridge Health. Each partner brings unique capabilities: Edenbridge brings geriatrics expertise, TriHealth provides comprehensive provider network, and COA offers care management expertise.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LeadingAge: LeadingAge is a national nonprofit trade association representing mission-driven aging services providers, including CCRCs, assisted living, home health, and PACE. It is the closest peer to NPA in the aging services association space, and the two organizations maintain an explicit partnership through LeadingAge Ohio.
• AHCA / NCAL (American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living): AHCA/NCAL is the largest national trade association representing assisted living and skilled nursing providers. While PACE is a community-based alternative to nursing home care, AHCA/NCAL represents many of the institutional care providers that PACE programs substitute for, making it the most directly comparable long-term care industry association.
• National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC): NAHC is the national trade association representing home health, hospice, and home care providers. PACE relies heavily on in-home care delivery as part of its interdisciplinary model, making NAHC a directly comparable industry association serving an overlapping member base of community-based care providers.
• SNP Alliance: SNP Alliance represents health plans that operate Special Needs Plans, including D-SNPs and FIDE-SNPs serving dual-eligible beneficiaries. SNP Alliance competes with PACE for the same dual-eligible population and is explicitly benchmarked against PACE in HHS/RTI outcome studies, making it the most directly comparable integrated care model association.
• National Council on Aging (NCOA): NCOA is a national nonprofit advocacy and service organization focused on improving the health and economic security of older adults. It is directly comparable to NPA in its advocacy mission, federal policy engagement, and member/constituent base of aging-services professionals and programs.

Broad incumbents

• American Geriatrics Society (AGS): AGS is a professional membership society of geriatric healthcare providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and interdisciplinary team members that mirror PACE's interdisciplinary team model. It is a broader incumbent in geriatric care with overlapping professional constituencies but different primary mission (clinical education vs. payer/provider advocacy).
• AARP: AARP is the largest U.S. advocacy organization for older Americans, with tens of millions of members and significant federal/state policy influence on Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term care. It is a much larger incumbent in the aging policy space and shapes the political environment in which NPA operates.
• America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP): AHIP is the national trade association representing health insurance providers, including Medicare Advantage plans that compete with PACE for dual-eligible beneficiaries. It is a broader incumbent in the payer ecosystem with overlapping policy advocacy interests in Medicare and Medicaid financing.

Others

• Center for Medicare Advocacy: The Center for Medicare Advocacy is a national nonprofit legal organization advancing Medicare beneficiary rights and access. It is thematically adjacent to NPA in its focus on Medicare policy and dual-eligible populations, but its mission is legal advocacy rather than provider/payer representation.

Emerging players

• American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM): AAHCM is a professional membership association for physicians and other clinicians practicing home-based primary care. PACE relies on home-based primary care as a core service, making AAHCM a partially overlapping emerging peer in the broader home and community-based care ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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