Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program 2012

Wisconsin Office of Rural Health

Randy MunsonKevin Jacobson

February 16, 2012

New Physicians for Wisconsin

February 16, 2012

Randy MunsonWisconsin Office of Rural Health

Current Physician Openingsthrough New Physicians for Wisconsin

Family Medicine 92 58 rural 26 HPSA

Internal Med 41 20 rural 5 HPSA

Pediatric Med 11 5 rural 2 HPSA

Ob/Gyn 6 2 rural 3 HPSA

General Surgery 15 12 rural 2 HPSA

Orthopedic Surgery 15 10 rural2HPSA

Psychiatry 22 6 rural 6 HPSA

Wisconsin’s Health Professions Loan Assistance

ProgramFebruary 16, 2012

Kevin JacobsonWisconsin Office of Rural Health

Health Professions Loan Assistance Program

• Created in 1989 to address workforce shortages in underserved rural and urban communities

•Awards up to $100,000 for education loan repayment in return for three years of service in an underserved area

HPLAP Eligibility

• Physicians (MD or DO) providing primary care (FP, IM, Peds, OB) and Psychiatrists

•Dentists, Hygienists, NPs, PAs, CNMs

•Working full time in a Health Professional Shortage Area, a federally qualified health center, tribal health center or rural site for three years

•Full time: 32 clinic hours/week, 45 weeks/year (21 hours/week for OB)

HPLAP Physician Awards Physicians are eligible for either:

•Up to $50,000 if practicing in a HPSA, or

•Up to an additional $50,000, if practicing in a rural HPSA, for a total potential award of $100,000, or

•Up to $50,000 if practicing in a rural area but not in a HPSA.

•Rural: population less than 20,000 and at least 15 miles from anywhere that has a population of 20,000+

HPLAP Awards

• Three annual payments

• Two party check to you and your lender

• All awards are state and federal income tax exempt and require a three year service obligation

Health Professional Shortage Areas

Federal designation based on data provided by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Designation based on:• Population : Provider Ratio

• Poverty level

• Distance to nearest provider

• Specific need factors (high % elderly, alcohol use, etc.)

The majority are rural

Primary Care HPSAs

Primary Care HPSAs: Milwaukee

Mental Health HPSAs

Community Health Centers

Future Need for Providers

To Determine Whether a Location is in a HPSA

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources and Services Administration

http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/

The Application Process• Find a job in an eligible WI location

(HPSA, CHC, etc.)

• Online application up to 60 days before start date• Proof of education• Loan promissory note and current

balance• A letter from your employer detailing

their commitment to your retention

• Currently no application deadline

HPLAP Recipients2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

*

Physicians

6 6 4 8 18 2

Dentists 1 7 8 2 7 4

NPs, PAs, CNMs

7 4 6 6 4 1

Hygienists

3 1 1 2

Rural 14 13 17 14 27 5

Urban 3 4 2 3 2 4

For More on Loan Repayment Programs

Health Professions Loan Assistance Program:http://www.worh.org/hplap_info

National Health Service Corps: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/

Indian Health Service:http://www.ihs.gov/careers/displaypage.cfm?module=loanrepay&titlescore=4

What questions do you have?

Thank You

Kevin Jacobsonkmjacobson2@wisc.edu

Randy Munsonrlmunson@wisc.edu

Wisconsin Office of Rural HealthUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and

Public Health