Disability Insurance

As an orthopedic surgeon, your career will be rewarding in many ways, including a personal sense of purpose, ability to help others and the potential for high-earning power.

Given the substantial investment to become a practicing physician, it should not be surprising that the most significant asset of most orthopedists is their ability to practice their profession.

Like many sports, such as soccer and basketball, financial independence requires simultaneous offense and defense. One of the most important defensive plays a physician must make is buying disability insurance.

Given the substantial investment to become a practicing physician, it should not be surprising that the most significant asset of most physicians is their ability to practice their profession.

Long-term treatment with psychedelics holds the potential to transform the health care industry through millions in savings, according to an expert at a congressional briefing hosted by Johns Hopkins University.

A home-based cardiac rehabilitation program improved functional capacity and was associated with regaining occupation and reduced dependence on disability benefits, researchers reported.

Between the loss of income and increases in medical care costs, disabling injuries suffered by high-income physicians can cause financial devastation that far exceeds that of their premature death.

The American Kidney Fund announced its support for the passage of legal protections for living organ donors in Minnesota and Louisiana.

In 2019, more than 67 million adults in the U.S. reported having a disability, a 1% increase since the prevalence was last examined in 2016, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Many young physicians, fellows and residents look at their financial situation and do not think of themselves as owning any significant assets, never mind being wealthy. This may be understandable, as most young doctors have low income during their training years and, even when having higher incomes once they are in practice, may be saddled with significant debt from student loans.