{"podcast":{"title":"Docs Outside The Box","slug":"docs-outside-the-box-323291","podcast_index_feed_id":323291,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1983294.rss","website_url":"http://www.drniidarko.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/07i3h5mncr7oeumj1llnhap7s8x7?.jpg","author":"Dr. Nii Darko","episode_count":568,"summary":"Hosts Dr. Nii (Ghanaian) and Dr. Renee (Haitian) are first-generation physicians who paid off $662,000 in student loans in 3 years - while figuring out contracts, career moves, and money management that their colleagues learned at home. Every episode covers what first-gen docs need to know: Contract negotiation and career decisions Paying off debt without family financial guidance Building wealth from scratch The questions you don't know to ask (but your colleagues already knew) Real strategies from doctors who had to figure it out on their own. Subscribe and build your blueprint with us. Download: The First-Gen Doctor Blueprint","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T02:18:11.823657+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291"},"episode":{"title":"ACA Premium Spike 2026: What Doctors, Residents & 1099 Physicians MUST Know. #473 Part 1","slug":"aca-premium-spike-2026-what-doctors-residents-1099-physicians-must-know-473-part-1","published_at":"2025-12-08T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/aca-premium-spike-2026-what-doctors-residents-1099-physicians-must-know-473-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1983294/episodes/18318788-aca-premium-spike-2026-what-doctors-residents-1099-physicians-must-know-473-part-1.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1983294/episodes/18318788-aca-premium-spike-2026-what-doctors-residents-1099-physicians-must-know-473-part-1.mp3","summary":"SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! The Affordable Care Act marketplace is facing a massive premium spike in 2026 — and Congress is running out of time to stop it. In this episode of Docs Outside The Box, Dr. Nii and Dr. Renee break down exactly why ACA premiums are increasing, what happens if Congress does nothing, and how this will impact: Medical studentsResidents & fellowsEarly-career doctors1099 independent contractorsLocums physici...","meta_description":"SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! The Affordable Care Act marketplace is facing a massive premium spi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1943,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/docs-outside-the-box-323291/episodes/aca-premium-spike-2026-what-doctors-residents-1099-physicians-must-know-473-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/aca-premium-spike-2026-what-doctors-residents-1099-physicians-must-know-473-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}