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Discover Direct Primary Care: An Excellent Choice for Uninsured, Underinsured, and High Deductible Health Plan Holders - Detroit and Royal Oak

Plum Health

If you choose not to use insurance at all, there are alternatives like a medical cost-sharing or health share service, for wrap-around coverage. Health shares cover larger medical expenses outside the scope of DPC and even offers a 15% discount to members who have a DPC membership with Plum Health.

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Lessons Learned From My Hiatus

The Motivated MD

For many who follow the blog regularly, you likely have noticed that I haven’t published a blog post in quite some time (a month or two). Keeping a personal finance blog is a tricky thing. However, despite starting this blog in late 2021, I still feel that much remains in order to make it the successful enterprise I intended.

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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

The Motivated MD

I am using our weekly blog posts to create a future book that hopefully will apply to medical trainees and early career physicians looking to build generational wealth, get out of debt, and take control of their financial lives. This week, we are tackling all things related to lifestyle creep. These posts may contain affiliate links.

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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

Many who follow this blog know that I reside in South Carolina. Wiped-out grocery stores, medications unfilled, spoiled food, hours-long lines for gasoline, and impatient citizens pulling firearms on each other, escalating tensions in an already tumultuous time. However, this is a personal finance blog, and for me, it goes beyond that.

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Be The Market: How Doctors Should Invest Their Money

The Motivated MD

The Three Fund Portfolio This is where we ultimately return to an investment strategy I have written about previously on this blog. Standard Disclaimer: None of the information on this website is meant as individualized financial or medical advice. How can busy physicians safely and efficiently invest their savings?

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Fever FAQs (contd.)- Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Rao Doctor

More severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, persistent vomiting, chest pain, or seizures, are red flags that necessitate immediate medical attention. Understanding the patient’s medical history is crucial for an accurate diagnosis. Ultimately, knowing when to seek medical attention for a fever is vital.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. You no longer need to review all medical records or repeat the whole medical and personal history. Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. Over time, more trust develops.