Medicaid specialist vs attorney at law

The differences between medicaid specialists and attorneys at law can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a medicaid specialist, becoming an attorney at law takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an attorney at law has an average salary of $108,018, which is higher than the $44,308 average annual salary of a medicaid specialist.

The top three skills for a medicaid specialist include patients, home health and medicaid eligibility. The most important skills for an attorney at law are litigation, law firm, and legal research.

Medicaid specialist vs attorney at law overview

	Medicaid Specialist	Attorney At Law
Yearly salary	$44,308	$108,018
Hourly rate	$21.30	$51.93
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	73,368	7,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Doctoral Degree, 52%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	4

What does a medicaid specialist do?

A Medicaid Specialist is a social service worker who focuses on assisting individuals when it comes to Medicaid programs. They are responsible for helping individuals understand the health care system procedures and requirements, answering inquiries, or referring them to other services. There are also Medicaid specialists who mostly perform clerical support tasks such as gathering and verifying documents, conducting research and analyses, handling calls and correspondence, reaching out to medical facilities and insurance companies, and maintaining records.

What does an attorney at law do?

An Attorney at Law is responsible for preparing and examining contracts involving leases, licenses, purchases, sales, etc. They advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, or legal rights and obligations.

Medicaid specialist vs attorney at law salary

Medicaid specialists and attorneys at law have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medicaid Specialist	Attorney At Law
Average salary	$44,308	$108,018
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $67,000	Between $69,000 And $166,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	White and Williams
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between medicaid specialist and attorney at law education

There are a few differences between a medicaid specialist and an attorney at law in terms of educational background:

	Medicaid Specialist	Attorney At Law
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Doctoral Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Stanford University

Medicaid specialist vs attorney at law demographics

Here are the differences between medicaid specialists' and attorneys at law' demographics:

	Medicaid Specialist	Attorney At Law
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 21.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 7.8% White, 50.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 75.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	10%

Differences between medicaid specialist and attorney at law duties and responsibilities

Medicaid specialist example responsibilities.

Generate reports for managing compliance with Medicaid documentation in support of electronic billing to MCO
Acquire valuable expertise of HIPAA, Medicaid and patient confidentiality.
Provide excellent compassionate customer service to all patients, honoring patient privacy according to HIPAA regulations.
Review referrals and screen all uninsure patients seen at contract HCA hospitals for potential Medicaid and/or disability eligibility.
Adhere to all HIPPA laws.
Ensure ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes are correct for billing.

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Attorney at law example responsibilities.

Manage a civil practice focuse primarily on representing claimants in securities arbitration proceedings.
Support tort, real estate, probate, appellate, and business litigation with outside counsel in California.
Sole practice of law in the areas of corporate, juvenile matters, probate, real estate, securities and taxation.
File garnishment actions; defend tenants, landlords and assort other parties in proceedings in small claims and landlord tenant courts.
Document review for internal investigation of FDA filing practices
Advise technical, scientific and regulatory personnel on FDA legal requirements.

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Medicaid specialist vs attorney at law skills

Common medicaid specialist skills

Patients, 23%
Home Health, 13%
Medicaid Eligibility, 13%
Rehabilitation, 9%
Social Work, 5%
Term Care, 4%

Common attorney at law skills

Litigation, 23%
Law Firm, 10%
Legal Research, 7%
Juris, 4%
Real Estate Transactions, 3%
Trial Preparation, 3%

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