Single CRNAs report paying $800 to $2,500 a month for marketplace coverage. A contemplative look at the alternatives: cash-pay care, catastrophic plans, health shares, and what each really costs.
Prepared September 2026 from the published figures linked below. This post reports published industry numbers; it is not career or financial advice. Something is shifting in where CRNAs work, and the 2026 numbers make it hard to ignore. What follows isn’t my opinion — just the figures as published, so you can factor them into…
Your first 90 days as a 1099 CRNA, mapped out: credentialing, contracts, quarterly taxes, emergency funds, and the setup that keeps the wheels on.
We are going to deviate from the general theme today to discuss something that I have wanted to write about for a long time. The perks of the 1099 CRNA life are obvious to many (such as the increased pay, the flexibility of hours, the tax benefits, etc.) and the challenges are a dime a…
First steps to take as a W2 CRNA looking to pick up a few shifts as a 1099 CRNA Quite often, I meet W2 CRNAs who are interested in exploring the 1099 world but aren’t quite ready to make the huge leap yet. So they plan on dipping their toes in by picking up one…
Tools The W2 vs. 1099 CRNA Rate Calculator What your package is actually worth per hour To truly compare a W2 role with a 1099 role, you need to know what your W2 hourly rate is. To get this number, you need to weigh the total benefits you get from your W2 job. This includes…
So when it comes to malpractice insurance, it turns out that most of us do not know a lot about how it works. There are many questions swirling in our heads such as: what is tail coverage? How much coverage is enough? Do I need to get my own in addition the hospitals coverage? And…
Before becoming CRNAs, all of us were nurses. Most of us worked for hospitals that provided some form of health insurance coverage and a majority of us carry that same reasoning from our time as ICU nurses into our time as CRNAs. And I get it. It is the easier thing to do. However, if…
I used to work for one of the big-box anesthesia companies. I signed up to work there right out of school. To be honest, they wooed me by being the highest paid in the market (even though it was not significantly more than their competitors). But the main selling point for me was that they…