Monday, September 21, 2009

will Obama force these people to get "insurance"?

From Edward Lee Potts in World...

Representing about 34,000 families but growing, healthcare sharing ministries (HCSM), in which a pool of believers share their insurance costs, are pouring limited resources into lobbying efforts to ensure they are not left out of a final healthcare overhaul. But they face a long road.

Samaritan Ministries International, Christian Care Medi-Share, and Christian Health Care Ministries are not recognized by the federal government as official health insurance providers. That's bad news if Congress passes a bill that includes mandates requiring individuals to purchase federally approved insurance plans....

The groups did not succeed in getting language protecting such organizations into the 1,000-page House healthcare bill that has already passed committee...more hopeful about prospects in the Senate....

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