Figures out whether medical treatments are worth their cost.
Builds a model comparing the cost and benefit of a new cancer drug, which an insurer uses to decide whether to cover it.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Master's or PhD in economics or health policy.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Public Health.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI builds cost-effectiveness models faster; judging evidence and advising insurers and agencies stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Microeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3011.
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