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I'm currently being submitted for my first travel contract and I'm still trying to figure out who to do about insurance. I know my company starts health insurance on the first day of my contract, but what about the month before that? And the week or month I take in between assignments? Should I take private insurance and keep it while I work? Or should I get private then cancel- take the companies insurance and then restart private when I take a break between assignments. Seems like a big hassle... Also, someone mentioned that I might be able to write my health insurance cost off in my taxes? Is this true?? In that case I would just take private insurance- but I've never heard of that anywhere else. So what do my fellow travelers do for health insurance during your in-between times!?

I'm working in an IMC and love it! The orientation was hard, the patients challenging and I have seen a level of ICU material. Many of my patients are transferred up to ICU or down from ICU or I'll get med/surg floor patients transferred up to me. It has been a great balance between having only 1-2 critical patients but not having 4 to 5 not-so-sick patients. I would highly recommend IMC. I think its a great way to get your feet wet and challenge yourself!