The Hippocratic Oath: Two Sides

A Florida physician has been in the news recently for posting a sign on his door. Some say he is violating his Hippocratic Oath. His sign reads "If you voted for Obama, Seek Urologic Care Elsewhere."

Dr. Jack Cassell says he won't refuse to treat anyone, but he wants people to know how he feels. During a recent interview with Fox News, Cassell claimed health care changes would hinder him from upholding the Hippocratic Oath and referenced a timeline of health care changes by David Camp. I wanted to know what he was referring to, so I searched the internet and found it. The timeline was prepared by the Committee on House Ways & Means Republicans.

Since we've all been interested in what future health care changes will mean to us and our MD spouses, I'm sharing the link here. I don't know if this is any more truthful than other summaries, but I'm going to look it over. Here is the link in case you want to look it over too:

Timeline of Major Provisions in the Democrats’ Health Care Package

So, I have been following the Lives of Doctor Wives blog for a while now! My husband is currently an engineer and will be applying to med school next year. The blog has really been a comfort to me (especially Survivor Saturdays!), as I am very nervous about leaving our comfortable lifestyle, uprooting from our family (more than likely) and just the logistics of the whole thing in general. I feel better because of the Doctor Wives blog. Who said people couldn't bless others through blogs?!

My question is this, how does health insurance work out during med school and residency? Is there a way to get insurance for our family through the medical school? Do doctors get insurance through their residency program once they are out of school? I am a teacher but don't plan on working (maybe just part-time if that) when we have children and plan to stay at home probably most of medical school and residency, so continuous coverage is not an option from my end.

Thanks, Katie

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