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Title: Washington state shuts down healthcare sharing ministry plans
Post by: MillCreek on May 17, 2019, 08:59:15 AM

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/patients-tell-their-stories-as-washington-state-orders-sham-health-care-sharing-ministries-to-halt-business-here/

These plans are an alternative to healthcare insurance, and some of them may not be on the up and up.

Title: Re: Washington state shuts down healthcare sharing ministry plans
Post by: Ron on May 17, 2019, 11:14:24 AM

Quote from: MillCreek on May 17, 2019, 08:59:15 AM

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/patients-tell-their-stories-as-washington-state-orders-sham-health-care-sharing-ministries-to-halt-business-here/

These plans are an alternative to healthcare insurance, and some of them may not be on the up and up.

Be interesting to see who gets money from insurance providers and how that lines up with the decision makers.

Title: Re: Washington state shuts down healthcare sharing ministry plans
Post by: Pb on May 17, 2019, 05:14:20 PM

 I've seen those things advertised for years.  I've wondered how the heck they work.

Apparently they don't.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/aliera-healthcare-atlanta

Title: Re: Washington state shuts down healthcare sharing ministry plans
Post by: Hawkmoon on May 17, 2019, 05:24:51 PM

Here's an article that's not behind a pay wall: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/15/1857823/-SCAM-ALERT-Washington-State-New-Hampshire-warn-about-Healthcare-Sharing-Ministry-frauds

Title: Re: Washington state shuts down healthcare sharing ministry plans
Post by: Ron on May 18, 2019, 08:11:42 AM

Medi-share is the one I hear advertised on right wing radio all the time.

I briefly looked into them out of curiosity a couple years ago.

Pretty straight forward and mostly good reviews. Not a great option for those with pre existing options though.

Once I move and no longer have my current gig I’ll look at them again, assuming they haven’t been regulated out of existence.