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LEGISLATIVE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE COMMISSION Overview Mark Schoenbaum Minnesota Department of Health July 22, 2014 “Many policy levers that affect the supply, distribution and skill mix of the health workforce are state-based, including licensure and scope of practice regulations, state loan repayment programs, and Medicaid reimbursement rates. State-level decisions about whether to enact or change policies directed at training, recruiting, and retaining health professionals affect a wide range of stakeholders….” Dr. Erin Fraher, Director of the North Carolina Health Professions Data System What makes up the Health Care Workforce? Current Health Care Employment; Projected Growth Carnivale AP, Smith N, Gulish A, Beach BH. Health Care. Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2012. Planning Framework • Need X workers ( MD, RN, lab tech, etc.) per year to meet demand • Demand factors: age, population growth, changes in coverage, etc.) • Expect Y workers per year • Through production (education and training) • Relocation/in-migration • Leaving a Gap of Z workers • Strategies to fill the gap: • Investments/incentives (federal, state, employer, higher ed, etc) • Role of technology & delivery system redesign • Regulatory changes Health Workforce Development Pipeline Prepare K12 students in basic science & expose to health careers and role models Recruit traditional & non traditional students Locate education and training programs in high need settings & use relevant curricula Encourage grads to seek employment in high need settings Redesign health care delivery & health care jobs 5 Retain the health care workforce Prepare students in math/science & expose to health careers Current Workforce Strategies K – 12 Career & Technical Education, STEM, etc. (MN Dept. of Ed) Summer Health Careers Intern Program (MDH) Scrubs camps – MN St. Colleges/ Universities (MNSCU) H1B and similar workforce development (MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Dev - DEED) Recruit traditional & non -traditional students Summer Health Careers Intern Program (MDH) Future Doctors Program (U of M) U of M Duluth Med School Campus – rural focus Center of American Indian & Minority Health (U of M Duluth Med School) Foreigntrained health worker test preparation pilot (DEED) FasTRAC (DEED) Nursing facility scholarship program (MN Dept. of Human Services – DHS) Provide education and clinical training programs in high-need settings Encourage grads to seek employment in high-need settings MERC Clinical training subsidy ($58 million) (MDH) Minnesota Health Professional Loan Forgiveness Program (MDH) Greater MN Family Medicine Grant Program (MDH) Clinical Dental Education Grants (MDH) Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) (U of M) Direct appropriations to medical schools and other health professions education programs (MN Legislature) National Health Service Corps (MDH) Visa waivers for foreign medical grads (“J1”) (MDH) Rural Recruiting & Retention Network (3RNet) (MDH & Rural Health Resource Center) Redesign health care system, delivery & health care jobs Team care approaches: Health Care Homes Program, Medicaid ACO demonstration Retain the health care workforce Community retention strategies (AHEC – U of M, MDH rural health programs) Emerging professions support (MDH, licensing boards, Medicaid) Long-term care wage issues (DHS, Legislature) Telehealth (rural providers and systems, DHS, MDH) Volunteer Ambulance Award Program State Innovation Model (SIM) grant (MDH/DHS) Safe Patient Handling (DOLI) Scope of Practice changes (Health Licensing Boards) Telehealth (rural providers and systems, DHS, MDH) Types of Approaches • Understand Impacts of Current Investments • Commission Charge 2 • Strategies: • • • • • Already underway – continue as is Revise or redirect current resources No (direct) cost strategies - regulatory & system changes New or expanded funding required Provide encouragement – e.g., best practices, innovative models, etc. • Which pipeline sections to address? Health Workforce Analysis Framework 40 Baseline Demand 30 20 % Current Pipeline Supply (graduates) 10 0 Demand under Health Reform -10 -20 -30 2010 2014 2019 2025 Current providers effects of retirement & attrition Minnesota’s Health Professional Shortage Areas • Why Primary Care? • Better health outcomes • Higher patient satisfaction • Lower health care spending. How big a shortage in MN? • MDH: 1,000 – 3,000 primary care physicians • U of M: 803, all MD specialties • Robert Graham Center – 1,187 primary care physicians • Georgetown – 1,000 - 4,000 all MD specialties • Assoc. of Amer. Medical Colleges: 90,000 nationally • Shortages in long term care, lab & imaging techs, other ancillary jobs, etc. Related efforts • Governor's Health Care Reform Task Force • MMA Primary Care Task Force • U of M report to Higher Ed Committees • NGA Health Workforce Policy Academy • Mental Health Workforce Summit • Foreign-trained Physician Task Force Mental Health Occupations Mental Health Specialists Requiring Bachelor’s, Professional, or Advanced Degrees • • • • • • • • • • Child, Family, and School Social Workers Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Healthcare Social Workers Marriage and Family Therapists Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Mental Health Counselors Psychiatrists Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Psychologists, All Other Mental Health Specialists Requiring Less than a Bachelor’s Degree • Psychiatric Aides • Psychiatric Technicians Current Government-Supported Providers State Loan Forgiveness 64 Primary Care MDs, Midlevels, Pharmacists Federal Loan Forgiveness 112 Primary Care providers ( + mental health & dental) Joint State/Federal Loan Forgiveness 7 Foreign Medical Grad MDs 89 total (52 primary care, 37 specialists) Total obligated providers 250 Practice Re-design Scope of Practice Emerging Professions Emerging Health Professions in MN Licensed or certified by the state Reimbursed by Medicaid • Community Health Workers (2007) • Dental Therapists (2008 - 09) • Community Paramedics (2011 -12) • Doulas (2013) Contact Information Mark Schoenbaum [email protected] , 651-201-3859