By Matt Wiggins, Founder of Doc Insure, A 2024 Platinum WCI Medical School Scholarship Sponsor

I get asked this question all the time: can I still get disability insurance with my health history? Doctors are more keenly aware of their own medical issues and health history than the general public, and therefore, they have a greater skepticism—or sometimes—fear of how they will be treated by insurance companies when they apply for disability insurance. If this is you and you are wondering what sort of coverage you can get, if any, given your health history, read on! In most cases, there is hope to get some type of coverage or at least get on a path toward coverage in the future.

For the purposes of disability insurance (DI), a pre-existing condition is any mental or physical health history item that can be found on your official medical records or in

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