Fast facts for Michigan's primary care workforce, including physician and nurse retirements, and new models of care delivery.

2. By 2030 America will have a
permanently smaller
labor force

3. Can we balance health
care provider supply
and demand?

4. Fast Fact: We’re Getting
Older

5. Grimes and Fulton, Institute on Labor, Employment and the Economy,
Prepared for Michigan Department of Transportation
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0 to 17 18 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 plus
2010
2040
Percent of Michigan Population
Distribution by Age Group 2010 - 2040
Percent of population

6. 1 in 4
Michigan residents
will be older than
65 by 2020

7. Fast Fact: Michigan is expanding
access to care

8. 439,975 new Medicaid
beneficiaries

9. 272,537
Exchange Consumers

10. We Know: More People Will Need
Care
An older and sicker population,
combined with increased access to
insurance accelerates demand for
health care services

11. Fast Fact: Michigan is testing its
care capacity

12. GONE
FISHING
Providers of all
types are quickly
approaching
retirement age

13. 30% of Doctors are Older than 50
1 in 4 Nurses Plan to Retire in 10 years

14. Nearing Capacity of Current Providers
Percent of physicians reporting number of new
12%
patients they can accept
46%
42%
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
NONE A FEW MANY
Source: 2012 MDCH Survey

15. We Know: We’re Getting Maxed Out
Just as more people need care, current
providers are at capacity, and are just
starting to retire

16. We need to pick the right workforce tools
to solve the right problems

17. Right people, right place, right time

18. Match Skills to Complexity of Care Needs
Source: Ani Turner, Altarum Institute

19. Solution: Innovate With MHC
The Michigan Health Council is
advancing solutions like team-based
care, increased clinical education
efficiency, and collective impact on
social determinants of health

20. mhc.org