By NextBestFitJobs: Provider billing, coding, prior-authorization & patient-collections staff
Coding remains for the fee schedule and quality data, but eligibility checks, prior authorization, denial appeals, patient collections, and payer-specific billing disappear. Hospitals under global budgets need far fewer per-claim staff.
Result
−$12.4B
Per resident, per year
−$36
÷ 341.1M people
Per household
−$94
÷ 132.2M households
How it's calculated
| # | Step | Arithmetic | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employed today | 539,600 | |
| 2 | Share displaced | 45% | |
| 3 | Jobs displaced | 539,600 × 45% | 242,820 |
| 4 | Average annual wage | $51,109 | |
| 5 | Annual wages lost (before reemployment and transition support) | 242,820 × $51,109 | −$12.4B |
Trade-off: Accepted under the plan's ground rules; cushioned by the worker transition program and hiring preference at UHA.