Despite rising earnings, cash-rich, tax-exempt hospitals are spending less on charity while price-gouging patients
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Crippling medical costs cause nearly 40 percent of Americans to delay critical care
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Why can’t the media tell the truth about Health Care Sharing Ministries?
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New bill in Congress expands access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Health Care Sharing Ministries
“The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries condemns every instance of fraud and misrepresentation carried out in the name of Christ and is particularly outraged by such behavior among those pretending to be Health Care Sharing Ministries,” said Talento. “An organization named Medical Cost Sharing, Inc. has recently been shut down by federal authorities for allegedly trying to trick Christians into handing over money to what they thought was a legitimate faith-based ministry that would help them share medical expenses with other believers. This organization was never recognized under the federal definition of a Health Care Sharing Ministry, it was never a member of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, and was never accredited nor did it ever apply for accreditation by the Health Care Sharing Accreditation Board.
The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries condemns fraudulent misrepresentations of legitimate sharing ministries
“The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries condemns every instance of fraud and misrepresentation carried out in the name of Christ and is particularly outraged by such behavior among those pretending to be Health Care Sharing Ministries,” said Talento. “An organization named Medical Cost Sharing, Inc. has recently been shut down by federal authorities for allegedly trying to trick Christians into handing over money to what they thought was a legitimate faith-based ministry that would help them share medical expenses with other believers. This organization was never recognized under the federal definition of a Health Care Sharing Ministry, it was never a member of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, and was never accredited nor did it ever apply for accreditation by the Health Care Sharing Accreditation Board.
Opportunity, stewardship and choices: How Health Care Sharing Ministry membership makes baseball possible for people with disabilities
Katy Talento: ‘Thousands in The Miracle League would have missed out if the Davises had not found a Health Care Sharing Ministry’ WASHINGTON D.C. — Most people want freedom of choice for their family’s health care needs. They want transparency in pricing for...
The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries calls on Biden Administration to enforce the hospital pricing transparency law
Katy Talento: ‘Hospitals are required by law to post their prices for easy comparative shopping, so why aren’t they complying?’ WASHINGTON D.C. — Health care consumers and patients can hope the fourth Hospital Price Transparency Compliance Report will be much better...
Americans have reasons to be unhappy with the US health care system, but they still have choices
Katy Talento: ‘Health Care Sharing Ministry members have a refuge from health care bureaucracy where they can receive support from a loving community, both financially and through prayer’ WASHINGTON D.C. — There is a consensus in America on at least one thing, and...
Health Care Sharing Ministries offer members freedom and significant cost savings
Katy Talento: ‘People need to know that a million Americans are avoiding secret hospital price-gouging by switching to a Health Care Sharing Ministry’ WASHINGTON D.C. — Americans who notice that hospitals and health insurance carriers collude to take advantage of...
Not so charitable; price gouging at nonprofit hospitals forces patients to seek nontraditional health care options
Katy Talento: ‘Very few nonprofit hospitals comply with federal law regarding price transparency — I wonder what they’re hiding?’ WASHINGTON D.C. — The majority of U.S. hospitals are designated as “nonprofit” tax-exempt organizations. These hospitals, key sellers of...
Pharmacy Benefit Managers pilfer millions from health plans that should instead reduce costs for employers and employees
Katy Talento: ‘Despite the caterwauling from the Health Care Swamp, the only way to pay less for health care is to actually pay less for health care’ WASHINGTON D.C. — Middlemen known as Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) claim to get volume discounts from...
Families whose health care is in the hands of politicians can find better alternatives through Health Care Sharing Ministries
Katy Talento: ‘You don’t want to turn over your life or your loved ones to politicians and a cold insurance bureaucracy’ WASHINGTON D.C. — Earlier this year, millions of Americans who depend on government sponsored insurance plans purchased on the federal or state...
Families enduring most explosive inflation in 40 years search for affordable health care
Health Care Sharing Ministries provide community and support, said Katy Talento of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON D.C. — Almost 100 million Americans suffering from the current explosive inflation are skipping visits to the doctor and...
Unvaccinated Americans are being taxed through their employers’ insurance plans — but there’s a solution
Health Care Sharing Ministries offer a better choice, according to Katy Talento of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON D.C. — Pressure from the health care establishment to force COVID-19 vaccinations on one hundred percent of the population has...
Proactive Americans choose Health Care Sharing as the best option for their families
Involvement in your own health care is good for everyone, says Katy Talento of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON D.C. — Many American families are finding satisfaction in becoming proactive about their health care as more are choosing a Health...
New independent certification will identify trusted Health Care Sharing Ministries
Accreditation for ministries to analyze ethical governance, legal structure, financial management, transparency with the public, honest member recruitment, sharing processes with integrity, reasonable overhead expenses, and more WASHINGTON, D.C. — Health Care Sharing...
Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries: Meeting accreditation standards demonstrates credibility of Health Care Sharing Ministries
New independent accreditation board requires ministries to meet exacting standards to obtain accreditation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reputable Health Care Sharing Ministries will now have a very public way to demonstrate their integrity and credibility in offering a...
Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries applauds creation of new, independent Health Care Sharing Accreditation Board
Accreditation Board to verify trustworthiness by outlining extensive and rigorous audit and governance standards WASHINGTON, D.C. — Health Care Sharing Ministries will soon be able to demonstrate clearly and powerfully how they measure up against the highly...
Health Care Sharing Ministries equip millions of members with tools to ‘own’ their health care
Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries prepares for Colorado hearing over legislative attack on Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON D.C. — The Colorado legislature is considering a deeply flawed bill that could turn thousands of Coloradans into health care...
Over 50,000 Coloradans will be harmed if new bill passes restricting health care sharing
Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries prepares for Colorado hearing over legislative attack on Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON D.C. — The Colorado legislature is considering a deeply flawed bill that could turn thousands of Coloradans into health care...
Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries encourages Americans ‘to shop around’ for lowest health care prices
Talento: ‘Patients and their families have much more purchasing power than they might think’ WASHINGTON D.C. — As more Americans take charge of their own health care in an era of increased transparency, they should ask straightaway about pricing and compare it to that...
Proposed legislation would crush Health Care Sharing Ministries in Colorado, says the Alliance for Health Care Sharing Ministries
WASHINGTON D.C. — A new legislative assault in Colorado on health care choices has Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries (The Alliance, ahcsm.org) sounding the alarm. Colorado bill HB 22-1269 is a fundamentally flawed bill that would undermine the ability of more...
High-value primary care can save hospital visits—and money
For non-life-threatening issues, patients can rely on an independent general practitioner, says the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON D.C. — As more Americans seek to take charge of their own health care decisions, the role of high-value primary...
Health Care Sharing is optimal for homeschooling families
‘Vaccine mandates, miseducation, special needs and other factors have swelled the ranks of families that want more choices,’ says Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries’ Katy Talento WASHINGTON D.C. — More and more parents are seeing a need to make their own...
More millennials choose ‘solution-driven’ health care, including Health Care Sharing Ministries
‘Outside-the-box thinking includes how they approach health care,’ says Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries’ Katy Talento WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many millennials—typically defined as people born from 1982 to 2000, ranging in age from 22 to 40—think differently from...
New Colorado legislation is aimed at protecting Health Care Sharing Ministries
Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries is grateful to Rep. Mark Baisley for championing transparency, clarity and accountability WASHINGTON D.C. — The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries (The Alliance, ahcsm.org) commended Colorado Representative Mark...
Health Care Sharing Ministries offer members the freedom to choose holistic treatment
Unlike health insurance, many HCSMs allow members to share costs of alternative therapies WASHINGTON, D.C. — More and more Americans are turning to alternative medicine, either to complement standard medical care or to use non-Western treatment methods as an...
True Health Care Sharing Ministries share ‘big needs’ like cancer and heart disease
True Health Care Sharing Ministries share ‘big needs’ like cancer and heart disease Members make sure to ‘bear each other’s burdens,’ says the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON D.C. — “What if I get really sick?” people often ask. “One of the main...
Consumers are empowered to negotiate medical costs
Consumers are empowered to negotiate medical costs Newly required cost transparency empowers patients and their families, says Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hospitals and other medical providers are being forced to display prices...
Myths of Health Care Sharing Ministries – Part 4
PART FOUR IN A SERIES ABOUT THE MYTHS OF HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRIES The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries Dispels the Most Common Myths About Health Care Sharing Ministries WASHINGTON D.C. — Many myths surround Health Care Sharing Ministries, so much so...
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