404-The Health Insurance Series, Part 5: Health Care Sharing Ministries (this is how we pay for our health care costs in the Sheats family)

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Today I tell you why we don't have health insurance in my family and what we do instead! We continue our health insurance series today with a discussion of Christian Health Care Sharing Ministries.

Perhaps the Health Care Sharing Ministries shouldn't be in this series because they are not actually health insurance.

But, if you're a participant in an approved organization, you qualify for an exemption to the Obamacare tax penalty (for not having health insurance).

Personally, I love the concept of these organizations and I have nothing but good things to say about my experience with Samaritan Ministries (which is the one that my family participates in).

In today's show I give you a background of these companies and my own experience and opinion of them.

There are 5 major options for you:
1. Samaritan Ministries http://samaritanministries.org/ 
2. Christian Healthcare Ministries http://www.chministries.org/ 
3. Medishare – Christian Care Ministry https://mychristiancare.org/medi-share/ 
4. Liberty Health Share http://www.libertyhealthshare.org/ 
5. Altrua Health Share http://altruahealthshare.org/ 

Enjoy the show!

Joshua

p.s., if you join Samaritan Ministries, please remember to tell them that “Joshua Sheats” sent you so that I can get a small discount!