Buying a gun should be hard. It's a death tool. Sorry. Get over it. People with psych histories should be screened especially those that have been admitted for psych reason in the past.

Just because every preceptor you work with hates he ACA doesn't make them correct. I work with a ton of people that also hate the ACA. But that doesn't make it bad. Most docs don't understand why they don't like it. They just say they hate it because they have been convinced they should. The next preceptor that says they hate it ask them why? Make them be specific. Why exactly is it so bad? If they have an actual valid reason that is statistically sound I'm interested to hear it.

Is it amazing rainbows? No. it got cannibalized by the GOP so in its current form it's but a shadow of what it was originally and did not meet its full goal. But it's better than nothing because it's something. And you can work with something.

Of course most docs would prefer being paid cash out of pocket. Here's the reality: that does not happen. People without insurance don't pay. I'm sure you're response is "well I won't see them" but that's not really realistic when they come through The ER nor is it very ethical.

Again your premiums are nothing. 200/mo is nothing. You will realize that some day. And then something will happen to you and you'll be glad you have it. Or it won't and you'll never understand why you need it.