Bureau of Health Workforce Program Update for State Offices of Rural Health September 10, 2014 Kimberly Kleine Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) Created in May 2014, the Bureau of Health Workforce brings together HRSA’s key workforce programs previously housed in two bureaus: Health Professions and Clinician Recruitment and Service Better meets the need for a well-trained, well-distributed 21 st century workforce through realignment and built in connectivity Annual Appropriation of more than $1Billion that supports over 40 workforce programs and a staff of more than 450 people Supports the health care workforce across the entire training continuum – from academic training of nurses, physicians, and other clinicians to clinicians currently providing health care in underserved and rural communities across the United States

Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW)

Office of Workforce Development and Analysis Includes the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; global health affairs; the National Practitioner Data Bank; and grant programs for nursing, public health, behavioral and mental health, medicine, dentistry and geriatrics. Office of Global Health Affairs National Center for Health Workforce Analysis Division of Medicine and Dentistry Division of Nursing and Public Health Division of Practitioner Data Bank

Office of Health Careers Includes scholarship and loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps and NURSE Corps; as well as Area Health Centers and the pipeline programs that are important to a diverse health care workforce. Division of National Health Service Corps Division of Health Careers and Financial Support Division of Participant Support and Compliance Division of Regional Operations

Workforce Priorities Increase health care workforce and align training and education with changing practice environment Inter-professional training: classroom and clinical Integrate mental and oral health into primary care Diversity and culturally competent care Support placement in underserved communities Increase availability and timeliness of workforce projections and analyses

Supporting Rural Workforce Development

BHW Programs : Increase clinical training in rural settings Nearly half (10 of 24) of Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training grantees and one third (6 of 16) of Graduate Psychology Education Program grantees focus on serving rural populations Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program redesigned to give priority to health professions schools meeting key workforce development goals, including placement of graduates in underserved areas such as rural communities SDS grantees partnered with over 2,500 different sites across the country to provide clinical training to over 4,800 students during the academic year* 54% of sites were located in a medically underserved community 14% of training sites were located in rural areas * Most recent Program performance data

Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) expose medical students and health professions students to primary care and practice in rural and underserved communities; the AHEC program works to improve the distribution, diversity, quality and supply of the primary care health professions workforce serving in rural and underserved areas Public Health Training Centers (PHTC) focus on the needs of underserved populations, and many specifically focus on rural issues; grantees provide continuing education training activities for public health students, faculty, and members of the public health workforce 25% (1 out of every 4) trainees trained during the academic year reported being employed in a medically underserved community and/or rural area * Most recent Program performance data

Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Program strengthens medical education for physicians and physician assistants; the program provided direct financial support to 532 students, residents, and fellows during the academic year* 25% (1 out of every 4) trainees reported coming from a rural background * Most recent Program performance data

Teaching Health Center GME Program Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program expands residency training in community-based settings $230 million, five-year initiative (FY ) created by the Affordable Care Act Residency programs include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, geriatrics, and general dentistry Community-based settings include urban, rural, and tribal communities Program is instrumental in increasing access to health care services for people who are geographically isolated, economically or medically vulnerable 36% of THCGME programs provided clinical training at a rural site during the academic year; and 29% of residents trained at a rural site, providing 38,445 hours of patient care* $83.4 million in ACA funding for academic year Will support training of more than 550 residents in 60 Teaching Health Centers Expanding states with Teaching Health Centers from 21 to 24 * Most recent Program performance data

FY 2015 Budget Request

BHW FY 2015 Budget Proposed investments would bolster the nation’s health workforce and improve the delivery of health care across the country Targeted Support for Graduate Medical Education (TSGME) $530 million for FY 2015 President’s FY 2015 requested $3.23 billion for FY Will support an estimated 13,000 residencies between FY National Health Service Corps (NHSC) $810 million requested for FY 2015 President’s FY 2015 requested $3.95 billion for FY To sustain a field strength of at least 15,000 NHSC clinicians, FY Rural Physician Training Grants Program $4 million requested for FY 2015 To increase the number of medical school graduates practicing in underserved rural communities Funds planning, development and operation of medical education programs to achieve this goal

BHW FY 2015 Budget Proposed investments would bolster the nation’s mental and behavioral health workforce and improve the delivery of health care across the country Graduate Psychology Education Program $6.9 million – Trains psychologist to work in underserved populations Leadership in Public Health Social Work Education Program $1.0 million – Develops the next generation of Public Health social workers through funding centers of excellence at schools of social work. President’s Now is the Time Initiative $35 million – Partnership with SAMHSA; trains professional and paraprofessionals

NHSC Rural Engagement

FY 2014 NHSC Funding $ Million – ACA funding The President’s FY 2015 requested $3.95 billion over the next six years to support an annual field strength of 15,000 health care providers through FY 2020

NHSC Field Strength Growth & Projections FY *FY 2011 included funding from the Recovery Act, Affordable Care Act, and Base Appropriations. ** Projected awards

As of September 30, 2013, nearly 8,900 NHSC clinicians were working in communities with limited access to health care 26% Physicians 17% Nurse Practitioners 28% Mental/Behavioral Health Providers* 12% Dentists 13% Physician Assistants 2% Nurse Midwives 2% Dental Hygienists * Mental and Behavioral Health Provider disciplines include: Health Service Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychiatric Nurse Specialist, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Licensed Professional Counselor

*As of September 30, 2013 FY 2013 NHSC Field Strength* Nearly one-third (32 percent) of all NHSC providers are mental and behavioral health

NHSC Critical Access Hospital Site Pilot August 2011, White House Rural Council expanded eligibility for the NHSC to include Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) CAHs must meet applicable program requirements and be affiliated with an outpatient, ambulatory clinic Over 67% of the over 1,130 CAHs are currently located in a primary care HPSA As of early September 2014: 232 active CAHs have been approved to be NHSC service sites 70 NHSC providers are working in CAHs

NHSC Rural Sites & Vacancy Data Among the 15,000+ NHSC-approved sites, 8,804 are rural sites 3,990 of rural sites have completed site profiles 2,807 (35%) of rural sites are FQHCs; 40 (.5%) are FQHC Look-a-Likes; 878 (11%) are RHCs 3,340 Vacancies/Job Opportunities on NHSC Jobs Center 1,795 rural site vacancies As of September 2014, rural site vacancies: 907 primary care provider vacancies posted (among 546 sites) 146 dental provider vacancies posted (among 130 sites) 742 mental health provider vacancies posted (among 321 sites) 22 rural sites have vacancies posted in all three categories

Virtual Job Fairs Employers and job-seeking clinicians come together virtually Nine NHSC Virtual Job Fairs held % of presentations from rural NHSC sites (160 of 229) Total of 229 presentations representing more than 1,159 unique NHSC sites promoting >1,147 job opportunities to >1,924 job-seeking clinicians Three Virtual Job Fairs in 2012 focused on rural recruitment 68 presentations representing 206 unique NHSC rural sites from 27 states, promoting >372 job opportunities to >575 primary care clinicians

Affordable Care Act

Coverage to Care Nearly 13 million Americans gained coverage through the Marketplace and Medicaid and CHIP -- more than 500,000 uninsured 64-year olds will become eligible for Medicare. Coverage to Care An effort to help educate the newly insured about their coverage and to connect them with primary care and preventive services Connect the newly insured to primary care and preventive services to fully realize the other goals of the Affordable Care Act – improving population health and reducing health care costs Resources include the Roadmap, Discussion Guide, and videos at

Important Marketplace Deadlines November 15, 2014: Open Enrollment starts December 31, 2014: If enrolled in a 2014 Marketplace plan, your benefit year ends February 15, 2015: Open Enrollment ends HealthCare.gov

Questions/Discussion

Contact Information Kimberly Kleine Director Office of Health Careers Bureau of Health Workforce