Health care sharing ministries advertise reimbursements for members’ medical bills. But they are largely unregulated, and most have restrictions on maternity coverage.
I think you’re conflating things here — the faith bit is just that those running the scheme are flouting their religion. The scheme itself is designed to look like a cooperative, where everyone shares the costs, without it somehow being labeled gambling or socialism.
The base concept is sound; it’s the window dressing and the actual operation of the scheme that’s twisted.
Outlawed, definitely. Because fairy tales and ancient superstition are not medicine.
I think you’re conflating things here — the faith bit is just that those running the scheme are flouting their religion. The scheme itself is designed to look like a cooperative, where everyone shares the costs, without it somehow being labeled gambling or socialism.
The base concept is sound; it’s the window dressing and the actual operation of the scheme that’s twisted.
My statement still applies