Is Medical Billing in High Demand?
One consequence of the Affordable Care Act and its inclusion of 30 million, previously uninsured, Americans is that the medical billing industry exploded. The demand for medical billers and coders increased drastically and this trend is expected to continue rising by 13% (faster than average) up till 2026 before it evens out. The effect of this is that there’s an increase in the demand for medical billing services in NY and other more populated parts of the country, since hospitals have determined it’s too costly to have billing departments.
The good news is that if you’re weighing the pros and cons of getting a medical billing education, then the odds are firmly in your favor. There are more vacancies that qualified candidates, so chances are a job will literally fall on your lap the moment you become certified.
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