UnityPoint Health Meriter - Dane County
Overview
UnityPoint Health Network is committed to the health and well-being of the communities, which it serves. UnityPoint Health Network has made extensive efforts to lay the groundwork to acquire three types of federal designations for Dane County. These designations, known as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), open the door to benefits such as federal and state-funded student loan repayment programs and grants for physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurses. The goal of this initiative is to promote access to quality healthcare in the surrounding service area by recruiting and retaining clinicians like you. Together with its team of healthcare providers, UnityPoint Health Network will continue to offer excellent care in a compassionate environment.
UnityPoint Health Network encourages its healthcare providers to contact our team of experts at HPSA Acumen to determine eligibility and opportunities for loan repayment awards. An individual consultation can be scheduled with us at the bottom of this webpage.
What is a HPSA?
HPSAs are designations that indicate health care provider shortages in three platforms of health: primary care, mental health, and dental health. Each platform of health receives its own designation. Each designation is scored to show the severity of the shortage. Scores range from 0 to 25, with 25 indicating the greatest shortage. The maps below outline each type of HPSA for Dane County, Wisconsin.
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-City of Madison
ID: 1551990598
Designation Type: Low-Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 15
Designation Date: 08/22/2022
Last Update Date: 08/22/2022
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-City of Madison
ID: 7556867222
Designation Type: Low-Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 12
Designation Date: 08/22/2022
Last Update Date: 08/22/2022
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-City of Madison
ID: 6554238031
Designation Type: Low-Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 17
Designation Date: 08/22/2022
Last Update Date: 08/22/2022
What are the benefits of a HPSA?
In an effort to boost provider recruitment and retention in these often-rural shortage areas, benefits have been established to help build healthcare access to those who need it most. Here are the benefits available in your specific shortage designations.
Programs available to eligible UnityPoint Health Network primary care and mental health providers:
Physicians – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program, Wisconsin Primary Care and Psychiatry Shortage Grant
Advanced Practitioners – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (nurses only), Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners only), Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program
Mental Health Providers – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (Psychiatrists Only), Wisconsin Primary Care and Psychiatry Shortage Grant (Psychiatrists Only)
What do these loan repayment programs offer?
Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program – Advanced Practice Nurses and Registered Nurses may be eligible to apply for loan repayment worth up to 85% of their student loan balance in return for working at a Critical Shortage Facility, like our hospital.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program – Healthcare professionals providing direct treatment or recovery support of patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder including, but not limited to Physicians, Clinicians, Bachelor’s-level Substance Use Disorder Counselors, Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals, and Clinical Support Staff may be eligible for up to $250,000 for a six-year service commitment at a STAR-certified site.
Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program – Providers working full-time with pediatric patients may be eligible to receive up to $100,000 in loan repayment in return for a three-year service commitment. Eligible disciplines include: Physicians, Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed or Certified Master’s Level Social Workers, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Substance Use Disorder Counselors working in a pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, as a child or adolescent psychiatrist, or behavioral health providers working in pediatrics or substance use disorder services. Please refer to program guidelines for a list of specialties and subspecialties for Physicians.
Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program – Physicians (MD/DO – Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry) and Dentists (General and Pediatric) may be eligible for up to $50,000 in loan repayment and Dental Hygienists (General and Pediatric), Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners (Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Mental Health, Pediatrics, Women’s Health), and Certified Nurse Midwives may be eligible for up to $25,000 in loan repayment for a 3-year service commitment at an eligible site type.
Wisconsin Primary Care and Psychiatry Shortage Grant – Primary Care Physicians (Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or General Surgery) and Psychiatrists (including Child Psychiatry) may be eligible for a minimum of $20,800 per year for up to 3 years.
To find out if your address is located in this HPSA designation, please visit the following website:
https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/by-address
For more information, please contact:
HPSA Acumen’s Benefit Support Specialists are available to you:
716.483.0888 ext. 206
Email us here at Support@HPSA.us