I'm currently trying to figure out if I should start a Masters degree in Healthcare Administration Mgmt with an emphasis on Population Health, or switch tracks entirely and start a Masters of Social Work program. I feel like in healthcare admin, I would be selling my soul. I cannot stand the insurance industry as a whole, and I work in insurance. Truth be told, we are fucking monsters.
This week I got forwarded an email from our CEO's "executive admin team" about a Medicare patients inpatient rehab request. My name is on the request, so I was involved in this email chain. Apparently the son of the patient has some kind of money, although I Googled him and have never heard of his name, film company, or anything about him. Anyway, he asked our CEO to approve the request for admission. I wanted to write back to the executive administrator that reached out to me that that isn't how insurance requests work and he can wait for the request to be processed just like everyone else, including poor people that *gasp* might be ahead of the line. Honestly, it made me disgusted.
Besides, it's Medicare. Even if the son has money, he isn't giving any to us, so please fuck off.
I can get a better paying job if I stay on the administrator side of things. However, the desire to become an LCSW and/or LFMT is very strong. It's something I enjoy thinking about. Although, I would have to be empathetic with people that I may not like, which could be quite challenging. I can't really hide my dislike of people. Miles, case in point.
Decisions, decisions. Oh also, my healthcare admin Masters would only be $18,000, add in a 10% discount for alumni, plus $5k/year for reimbursement from my job. Whereas the MSW is averaging around $45k. So.... yeah.
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Jeez, I have no advice her although I am skeptical when it comes how much high education is worth verses how much it costs. I have a two year college degree and I have manage to earn 6 figures in the automotive industry.
So I would go the cheaper route but if I was giving advise to someone go with the degree that gives you the most flexibility. Life is long and careers change.
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