How will your career be affected if healthcare reform becomes law? If you’re a billing and coding specialist or student, questions like these have probably been on your mind:
• Will I see a big increase in demand for my services?
• If coverage is increased for eldercare, women’s care and other targeted needs, will that create new opportunities for me?
• If Medicare changes, how will that impact on my career?
Because the healthcare bill is still being modified and debated, there is no way to know definitive answers to those questions. But some predictions are still possible.
Let’s look at what we do know . . .
Millions of additional Americans will be covered if healthcare legislation passes. “The $1.1 trillion bill would expand insurance coverage to an additional 38 million people over the next decade by requiring that almost all citizens have insurance and providing subsidies to those who can’t afford it,” writes Emily T. Walker in MedPage Today.
Source: “House Passes Healthcare Reform” by Emily T. Walker; MedPage Today.
Prediction: The need for billers and coders should increase dramatically if legislation passes.
A number of specialized services will be covered. According to the On Women blog of U.S. News, additional women’s healthcare procedures, including mammograms and cervical cancer screenings, will be covered if the bill passes.
Source: “Women’s Preventive Health Amendment Added to Senate Reform Bill” by Deborah Kotz; On Women blog.
Prediction: An increase in needed services for women and other underserved groups should contribute to a growing need for medical billers and coders.
Medicare will remain a strong and growing program. For assurance that Medicare services will not be diminished if healthcare reform passes, watch “VP Biden Discusses Healthcare with Seniors,” a 90-minute video available on Whitehouse.gov.
Prediction: As America’s population continues to increase (as reported on the U.S. Census), a growing number of older Americans will need medical care – and that should increase the demand for skilled information processors.
While no one can predict exactly how many new jobs will be created by healthcare reform, the outlook seems extremely good for billers and coders – and for the consumers they serve.
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Posted by Lori Vicari | December 12, 2010, 12:15 pmI think that there will be alot of jobs in the medical field. Due to alot of seniors, and population growing. It will mean more skilled healthcare workers are needed to do the jobs that need doing.
Posted by Barbara NcCue | December 12, 2010, 2:08 pmAs a nation, seniors are now living longer, thanks to modern science. I certainly hope there will be more jobs in the field of medical billing and coding. I’m 57, and I need to work another 8 to 10 years.
Posted by FREDNA SEARCY | December 13, 2010, 1:30 pmI am a 47 year old single parent looking to better my future in medical billing and coding. I am a current student at UMA and expected to graduate April 2011. I can’t wait for the health-care legislation to pass this law. I know that would secure a better future for me and my family. This is great information and very informative!
Posted by Kim Ramirez | December 13, 2010, 10:26 pmI think with the healthcare reform and more people having health insurancde there will definitely be more positions available in this field and will continue to grow.
Posted by Lori Vicari | December 14, 2010, 3:51 pmThis will greatly affect the billers & coders as the more people who have healthcare, the more people will be needed to code for doctors, hospitals, etc. This is a wonderful time to be training & prepping for a career that is not going away!
Posted by Kathie Cawthon | December 14, 2010, 7:06 pmThis in the long run will help the billing and coding industry. More people will have health care and positions will open in the health care in all areas.
Posted by Gail Dishman | December 15, 2010, 9:09 pmThis is good to know, that I choose a career that is important and have good demand.
Posted by Agnes Mendez | December 17, 2010, 5:55 pmLately the private practice Doctors are getting out of medicaid and medicare programs. However I’m positive that the coder and biller will still be needed because credit healthcare programs will be purchased. Case in point; we were in a car accident last year and the chiropractor that we went to set us up on a care credit plan until our car insurrance settled with us because our health insurrance did not cover that kind of care and we had the care and payment for that care in the end. I have always worked at hospitals and I am confident that patient care will always be there no matter what program is in place. I honestly think that there are ways to bypass the problems that come up in healthcare.
Posted by Maria Bays | December 18, 2010, 3:17 pmIf the Health reform bill should pass this would open up jobs for all those people who are attending school for billing and coding. This would also benefit the economy also because job rates would go down which would be a great plus these days.
Posted by Jo Washington | December 18, 2010, 10:46 pmIf the healthcare reform bill is passed it will benefit a lot of people,especically those who need healthcare for medical treatment.Also the people or students that are in school to become medical billers and coders those jobs are much needed.
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Posted by Suzette | January 3, 2011, 8:36 amThe passing of the Health Care Reform bill means more people will have insurance coverage, more procedures will be performed and more diseases will be treated for all ages. Reading this information leads me to believe that with the passing of this reform there will be more job opportunities in the healthcare field in general, and definitely for medical billers and coders. There are so many different avenues we can pursue to use our skills after we get our credentials–in a hospital, doctors’ office, clinic, or even from home.
But now that there has been some changes in the congress and senate there is talk about them repealing the bill. I really pray that doesn’t happen because I am one of those lacking insurance coverage as well as one of those training to go into the coding field.
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Posted by Janice Austin | January 4, 2011, 6:42 pmIf health care reform is passed more people will have insurance,so more will go get the care they need and i do see this improving our opportunities in the medical billing and coding field.
Posted by Carla Dailey | January 8, 2011, 2:05 amI believe that there will be a a demand for medical billers/coders once the new medical reform is fully enacted. The baby boomers and this will merge at the same time and as my grandmother would put it: the medical field is going to hit a brick wall.
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Posted by Sharon Hill | January 9, 2011, 5:36 pmI think the Republicans are going to try to repeal the health care legislation, but whether it passes or not, I believe there will be a big demand for medical billing and coding. I am just starting out at UMA and am really enjoying it.
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Posted by neo | January 22, 2011, 9:23 pmI am hopeful that the reform will keep medical billers and coders happily employed. As the generations get older, the more they will need our assitance. If this reform is to include any or all persons to maintain insurance, then there will be job security for the medical biller and coder.
Posted by Gesila Hargrove | January 23, 2011, 10:01 amWith people living longer and coming up with different problems that are new do to age medicare will be there for them. It will also ensure job security for medical billers/coders.
Posted by Elizabeth Mihalo | January 23, 2011, 1:59 pmWhile the debate continues on exactly how healthcare will be reformed, I am confident after reading this that the field of medical billing & coding will continue to prosper. The more people who have access to health insurance, more medical services will be provided and therefore, the need for medical billers and coders will be necesaary to process the claims. Looks like I can finally have the employment security I once had. It makes me very happy that I choose to take course at UMA to pursue my dream of finding permanent employment.
Posted by Kim Price | January 24, 2011, 8:16 amIf the medical reform is passed I think there will not be enough medical and biller coders out there to keep up. We have the baby-boomers that are at retirement age and will be on medicare and there are alot of families that are unemployed and will have to depend on public assistence for medical coverages. This could more doors opened for medical and biller coders.
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Posted by Tracy Boyer | January 25, 2011, 10:56 amThis could have a postive inpact or negative effect. It can cause an overload of medical biller and coders or it can cause an overload of work for one person.
Posted by Debbie Carrell | January 25, 2011, 3:38 pmWhat I am learning is that there will be a need for skilled workers in the medical billing and coding profession as America becomes a more older population, with a need for more health reform.
Posted by Agnes Shorts | January 25, 2011, 9:51 pmAfter reading this post,you can’t help but wonder what really is going to happen. I have friends who are in the field and their jobs have been eliminated due to the technology of computers putting codes in as the physician writes the report. Is this possible that in the future we will be needed?
Posted by Anita Crisman | January 28, 2011, 9:59 am