Maryland’s Health Care Workforce

1. Maryland’s Health Care Workforce Medicaid Matters Maryland Affordable Care Act Workforce Development Forum Lynn M. Reed, Executive Director Governor’s Workforce Investment Board April 23, 2013

2. Governor’s Workforce Investment Board Policy board Business led Cabinet secretaries Education and government leaders “Our future progress depends on our ability to build and sustain a workforce that answers the critical needs of our employers, while also fulfilling the needs of our most precious resource – our people.” ~ Governor Martin O’Malley 2

3. GWIB Healthcare Focus • Preparing for Reform: Health Care 2020 • October 2011 • Maryland’s Health Information Technology Workforce • June 2010 • Allied Health Industry Workforce Report and Recommendations • March 2009 • National Nursing Education Capacity Summit • 2008 – 2009 • Who Will Care? • 2007 – 2009 • House Bill 949 - Military Health Care Personnel - Staffing Initiative • 2007 • Teach for the Health of It Grant • 2004 • Governor’s Healthcare Workforce Summit Monograph • August 2003

4. HHS HRSA Health Care Workforce Planning Grant • One-year, $150,000 planning grant. • Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding. • 21 states received grants.

5. The Focus: Primary Care • Develop a plan to increase primary care providers in Maryland by 10% to 25% over 10 years.

6. 5 Regional Listening Tours

7. What We Learned Recommendations: • Comprehensive primary care workforce planning and analysis; • Strengthen workforce capacity; • Address primary care workforce distribution and support service shortage areas; and • Practitioner compensation for high quality care.

8. Where Are We Collaborative Health Care Workforce Data Collection Effort: • Designate a new or existing agency or organization responsible for primary care workforce data collection, analysis and reporting; • Develop and implement a statewide program for data collection, analysis, and reporting to inform comprehensive and coordinated primary care workforce planning and development;

9. Where Are We Collaborative Health Care Workforce Data Collection Effort: • Issue and initial annual report on primary care workforce planning and development; and • Establish a comprehensive primary care workforce website that includes data, maps, training and education tools, recruitment and retention incentives and job opportunities.

10. Thank You! www.gwib.maryland.gov