Marty Martin, MD

Physicians and other care providers are experiencing record levels of uncertainty in their lives. Here are recommendations for how physicians can prevent and manage money shock to their lives and their practices.

When life changes, money changes. When money changes, life changes. Many financial downfalls can be anticipated by overcoming overconfidence, dissolving denial and facing even unpleasant financial facts.

Environmentalists are fond of reciting the slogan "Think global, act local," but the slogan has relevance for physicians too. After all, you can't expect to understand all 2,000-plus pages of ACA, but you can understand it enough to build a solid financial life plan around it.

Stop waiting and get in the driver's seat of your practice. For years the health care industry has waited to see if the Affordable Care Act would pass and be upheld. Now let's focus on the ways that health reform can benefit your practice.