Posted on 10/10/2013 10:00:35 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer
Incidentally, in preparing this post, I ran across a pro-Obamacare legal piece that explains why they allowed this exception. It's an interesting question to me, because if the design of the ACA was to begin a regime of totalitarian control through healthcare control, it would seem odd to leave an exit open. But the piece explains why. They just don't think that many people will use it. It's not "real" insurance, after all (not a contract, just a sharing of burdens), and it is for people with well-defined and relatively strict religious beliefs whose numbers are too small to ever mount a serious threat to the goals of the ACA.
And that's the part that kind of stopping me in my tracks and asking, how can we take advantage of that assumption? And the answer is proving it false. We can defund Obamacare without the (ineffective) assistance of our congressional colleagues if we opt out (legally) in very large numbers, and these Christian healthcare co-ops would be, I think, one of the better ways to do that.
Here are direct links to the three major Christian healthcare co-ops:
http://samaritanministries.org
Also, here’s a pretty good news story looking at some of the pros and cons of the Christian healthcare sharing approach:
http://www.americanownews.com/story/19033588/christian-health-care-sharing
FYI
Thank you, S R.
Imagine, Law Abiding Citizens who reside in the United States of America, the Greatest Country in the history of Mankind, having to figure out how to circumvent the will of the Tyrants who rule them.
I never thought I would live to see the day, but here we are.
hard to add in by the republicans...
easy to take out by the democrats.
We have been members of Samaritan Ministries sine the early 90’s and joined mainly because it was cheaper than insurance back then -and we are self employed-highly reccomend- and the rates will only go lower the more members there are.You can drink...just in moderation. We also have Christian Helthcare network, that works a bit more like insurance.
going to hang on to this one. Thank you for this info, SR.
Good to know. Thanks.
What’s discriminatory?
Why would a Christian ministry exclude colonoscopies? Colon cancer is a major killer of men. I’m not buying that gay sex is a cause of colon cancer.
Hi,
I saw your post and I had a question for you. Would this be used primarily if you had a major hospitalization or emergency and you would just pay out of pocket for regular exams?
Good question. I think there’s probably some differences between the programs, so tomorrow I’ll take a look and see what I can find out. I’m done for tonight though. Past my bedtime. :)
Thanks so much for this! This is perfect for DH & me.
I like a beer once in awhile, and my hubby likes a scotch now and then....
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and obamacare isn’t? and regular insurance isn’t?
it appears that common preventative measures/tests fall onto your own taking care of your self. they cover big stuff that could bankrupt you.
they let you drink, just not in excess. self control.
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