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Michigan health care workers and their employers also pay about $12billion annually in taxes, shows the study, titled "The Economic Impact ofHealth Care in Michigan."
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The study, now in its fourth edition, quantifies the substantial economicimpact of health care in the state. The study presents an analysis of datacompiled by the Minnesota IMPLAN(R) Group, Inc., and includes data andinformation from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. Bureau ofLabor, and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Experts agree that Michigan's economic recovery and prosperity isdependent on the state's workforce changing to fill the "knowledge jobs" thatwill continue to generate significant employment opportunities well into thefuture. Knowledge jobs demand workers with higher levels of education andskills - precisely the types of jobs being created by Michigan health careemployers.
"Health care is Michigan's most vital employer," said Spencer Johnson,president of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA). "Health carejobs are good jobs that pay high wages and require people with higher skillsets. These are the exact types of jobs Michigan must keep and create toregain our state's economic prosperity."
"The health care sector continues to be a shining light in Michigan'stransitioning economy," said Craig Magnatta, DO, president of the MichiganOsteopathic Association (MOA). "Health care jobs are helping to put Michiganback on the path to prosperity - and unlike jobs in many other sectors -health care jobs tend to be stable and generally are not exported to otherstates or continents."
Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) President Michael A. Sandler, MD,noted that health care jobs are increasingly being created in private-sectorlife sciences and bio-tech businesses that turn research into products thatimprove our quality of life.
"Health care jobs will always be about protecting wellness and health andsaving lives," Sandler said. "But increasingly in Michigan, they are alsoabout research that leads to the development of new products and technologiesthat can be produced."
IMPLAN(R) was founded in 1993 by two former University of Minnesotaresearchers and is an outgrowth of their work at the university starting in1984. IMPLAN(R) is a modeling system that allows users to estimate the impactsof economic activities and changes in their states, counties and localcommunities. Currently, there are more than 1,500 active users of IMPLAN(R)databases and software in the United States and internationally.
The Partnership for Michigan's Health consists of the MHA, MSMS and MOAand works to improve Michigan's health status, to reform the state's Medicaidsystem and to keep health care accessible and affordable for all citizens.
Editor's Note: For a complete copy of the study, please visitwww.economicimpact.org .
Taxes Paid
Michigan health care employers and the employees who hold the 794,200direct, indirect and induced health care jobs pay about $12 billion annuallyin taxes. Taxes paid include Social Security, income, motor vehicle, sales,real property, personal property, federal and state corporate, and more.
In 60 Michigan counties, health care workers and their employers pay morethan $10 million in taxes. In 17 Michigan counties, health care workers andtheir employers pay more than $100 million in taxes. The top 10 Michigancounties in terms of taxes from Michigan health care jobs and employers are:Key findings include: -- With nearly 515,700 direct jobs, health care is Michigan's la
