Yes, you can work from home in medical billing, just not typically as an “employee.”
Nearly 600,000 Americans lost their jobs in January 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and 2-3 million more jobs are projected to be lost over the coming year. Sadly, because of this, “work from home opportunity scams” are on the rise. These scams prey on people’s vulnerabilities and fears and with so many people out of work, wondering what they are going to do next to sustain themselves financially, there’s a lot of vulnerability and there is a lot of fear out there.
Over the past couple of months, many television programs and news shows, such as 20/20 and Dr. Phil, have devoted air time to exposing scams and telling stories about individuals who have fallen victim to these scams. These television programs understand that this is a hot topic in high demand, more so now than ever before. Just like bacteria, germs and disease, given the right temperature (the state of our economy) and set of circumstances (vulnerability and fear), the scams are growing and multiplying.
