Employer Guides
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Focused resources for medical professionals on employer guides. High-yield advice to master your finances.
Physician Employer Guides (2026): Kaiser, VA, UC and IPERS Compared
The same specialty, the same salary — retirement outcomes that differ by millions. Deep dives on Kaiser, the VA, UC and IPERS, with a full comparison table.
VA Physician Pension, Pay & Benefits: The 2026 Guide
What VA physicians actually get: the FERS pension worth +, Title 38 pay explained, tax-free EDRP, the PSLF stack, and malpractice you never buy.
Kaiser Permanente Physician Finances (2026): The Partner Track, the Pension, and What TPMG and SCPMG Doctors Actually Get
What Kaiser physicians actually get: the 3-year partner track, the TPMG buy-in, the 2%/year pension, the retirement stack, and the PSLF surprise.
The UC Physician Retirement Decision (2026): Pension Choice vs. Savings Choice — and the ,773 Cap Nobody Explains
New UC physicians get 90 days to make an irrevocable retirement election — and the pension only counts ,773 of your salary. The complete physician-specific analysis.
IPERS for Iowa Physicians (2026): The State Pension Most Doctors Ignore — and the $360,000 Cap That Changes Everything
How IPERS works for Iowa physicians, the $360,000 compensation cap, the irrevocable IPERS vs. TIAA decision at the University of Iowa, and how it all fits into the physician retirement stack.