By NextBestFitWorkforce capacity investment
Recurring funding to train the clinicians the higher utilization requires.
Result
$12.0B
$0.0B → $12.0B
Per resident, per year
$35
÷ 341.1M people
Per household
$91
÷ 132.2M households
Range
$8.0B–$20.0B
Assumption range.
How it's calculated
| # | Step | Arithmetic | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New residency positions | 14,000 × $150,000 | $2.1B |
| 2 | Nursing faculty positions | 10,000 × $120,000 | $1.2B |
| 3 | Nursing clinical placements | 60,000 × $30,000 | $1.8B |
| 4 | Tuition-free service scholars (medicine, dentistry, nursing) | 32,000 × $125,000 | $4.0B |
| 5 | Community health workers | 60,000 × $48,333 | $2.9B |
| 6 | Total per year | $12.0B |
Inputs used
| Input | Kind | Value |
|---|---|---|
| New residency positions | policy, high confidence | 14,000 |
| Annual cost per residency position | estimate, medium confidence | $150,000 |
| New nursing faculty positions funded | policy, high confidence | 10,000 |
| Annual cost per nursing faculty position | estimate, medium confidence | $120,000 |
| Funded nursing clinical placements per year | policy, high confidence | 60,000 |
| Cost per clinical placement | estimate, medium confidence | $30,000 |
| Students on tuition-free service scholarships at any time | policy, high confidence | 32,000 |
| Annual tuition + stipend per service scholar | estimate, medium confidence | $125,000 |
| Community health workers funded | policy, high confidence | 60,000 |
| Annual loaded cost per community health worker | estimate, medium confidence | $48,333 |
Trade-off: Every dollar here raises costs now; without it, the utilization increase turns into longer waits for everyone.