I don’t know the details, and they weren’t given in the notice from Samaritan. At that time, I assumed from the notice that their attorneys had presented their ministry to officials in Washington and were just told “Nyet!” to the whole idea of medical cost sharing organizations because they were not controlled by the government in the same way insurance companies are.
It needs to be emphasized that these miniistries DON’T sell insurance. They are not insurance schemes. I’m just saying this for anyone reading this who are not familiar with them.
So, I think that when Samaritan sent out the notice, there was big time ignorance of these ministries by people in Washington who were giving projections about what would be acceptable under Obamacare.
There could be tens or even hundreds of thousands of people in these cost-sharing ministries, and all of these people are probably counted in that imaginary figure of those who the government says are “uninsured.” Correct(!) they don’t have iinsurance policies, and so technically are “uninsured.” But this doesn’t mean that they are without care, and the idiots in Washington would not want to emphasize this even if they know it.
If they have have been examined and positively included for exemptions since that notice, all well and good. I’m for them, not against them.
I still have my doubts, however, that beiing a member of one of these will provide exemption over the long haul.
Furthermore, we shouldn’t allow this to soothe us out of fighting the destruction of our liberties.
Nobody should be forced to either BUY something or JOIN something.
The medical cost-sharing ministries are big-time proof that people can figure out how to deal with their own problems and care for themselves and each other WITHOUT GOVERNMENT HELP.
If creeps like Jesse Jackson genuinely cared for people and wanted to prove that they are not really communist-bent (communists don’t care about people!), they could get the people in those churches (Southern so-called Christian Leadership Conference; etc.) that they use for political rabble-rousing, to form medical cost-sharing ministries with each other and among those churches. Those people could learn to depend on each other rather than on the government.
These kinds of solutions were totally ignored in the debate on BOTH sides of the isle! Every church denomination could form these non-government medical cost-sharing organiizations for their own memberships. Who ever talked about these kinds of things?
First, I appreciate your reply. I don’t have much details about them myself. But the idea of getting around this evilcare that is being imposed on the American people is intriguing to me.
“Furthermore, we shouldn’t allow this to soothe us out of fighting the destruction of our liberties.”
No, I do not find this soothing at all!! In fact, this could be a legal way to “starve the beast”, if you will.
No fines, no outrageous premiums, and the beginnings of networks of like people who wish to be free of the government in their health care.
What better way to tell the gov to go pound sand?
More will need to be done to prevent the socialists ramming their utopia down our throats, yes, indeed. But his is a good place to start. They need the money,... starve the beast.
I’ve seen their ads in Christian magazines - now I’m thinking I should have signed up! Hopefully there is still a chance. Whether the gove’t considers them “adequate” or not I hope they do.
Every time I see that word I’m reminded of the service truck I once saw with the company name on the side: “Adequate Fire Protection Services”. (AAA or A1 I could see, but Adequate???!!!)
I have taken the time to read more about these organizations, I’ve read their guidelines
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I think this is a very interesting option, thanks for your informative message on this.
I’m going to bookmark this thread and look for more updates on this subject.