4/26/2017 1 Michigan Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Loan Repayment Programs Update 2017 Michigan Rural Health Conference May 5, 2017 Introduction Joe Tran – Michigan Primary Care Association ◦ Assist and Maintain Shortage Designations in Michigan Rachel Ruddock – Michigan Center for Rural Health ◦ Rural workforce development.Technical assistance on loan repayment and immigration issues.
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HPSA Designation and Score Overview1 157 of Michigan’s geographic, population, and OFAC primary care,
dental, and mental health HPSA designations are included in this
report.2
74 HPSA scores would increase
47 HPSA scores would decrease
12 HPSA scores would remain the same
24 HPSAs would be proposed for withdrawal because they would no
longer meet the federal criteria for a HPSA.
Possible Changes in HPSA Scores by Rural Classification3
Possible HPSA Score Changes – Primary Care, Dental & Mental Health (n=133)
Classification Increase Decrease No Change
Rural 55 28 8
Non-rural 11 11 2
Partially Rural4 8 8 2
Unknown5 0 0 0
Total 74 47 12
The 24 HPSAs that would be proposed for withdrawal are not included in these totals because they do not receive
a HPSA score.
1 Analysis based on SDMS data as of March 31, 2017.
2 For the total number of HPSA designations nationwide, please visit the HRSA Data Warehouse at
https://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/tools/analyzers/hpsafind.aspx. 3 As defined by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
4 Partially rural designations are those made up of geographic components that have a mixture of rural, non-rural, and unknown statuses.
5 Designations of unknown rural status may include 1) OFAC HPSAs whose precise location could not be located on a map (i.e., geocoded) or 2) geographic
or population group HPSAs that are made up of some or all areas for which rural status is undefined. Rural status may be undefined where rural information or underlying geographic reference data for administrative boundaries is unavailable for the specified geographic area.