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June 15, 2009

Get a disability insurance quote before starting private practice

Our society is very litigious when it comes to medical professionals. Since I was board certified I have been involved in 3 suits, although none of them were settled in favor of the claimant. Just being a good doctor is not enough anymore. One aspect of running a successful medical practice has to include having [...]

April 27, 2009

How to Save Money on Medical Expenses

Since I have type 1 diabetes, in our household we spend a lot on medical expenses.  So naturally, we wanted to find a way to save money on them.
One way we’ve found to save money on medical expenses is to have a flexible spending account,  or FSA account.  Basically, you choose an amount on each [...]

March 27, 2009

Don’t Let Your Health Insurance Lapse

Letting your health insurance lapse can cause problems with the level of coverage you enjoy from plan to plan. If one plan treats you for a certain condition, another plan could consider the condition a pre existing issue and not provide coverage for that condition. Pre existing condition exclusions are standard practice for health insurance [...]

March 17, 2009

Dealing with Chronic Back Pain

I have always been interested in chronic pain management.  When I was 14 years old, I was in a pretty bad car accident.  I hurt my back pretty badly.  As anyone who experienced it knows, lower back pain is the worst.  No matter what you do or how you move, your lower back is constantly [...]

February 17, 2009

Are You in a High Risk Job?

Do you own occupational disability insurance?  Are you in a high risk occupation?  Do you even know?  First, let’s look at your occupation and see if you might be a good candidate. 
Do you have friends that look at you in awe when you tell them about your job?  Does the phrase, “I don’t have the [...]