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I'm the original poster. FWIW, my friend is on the same Christian healthcare. Last year he had a pulmonary embolism, which required an ambulance and a week in t
by judah 9y ago
I'm the original poster. FWIW, my friend is on the same Christian healthcare. Last year he had a pulmonary embolism, which required an ambulance and a week in the hospital. The final bill was over $30,000.
Within two weeks, the Christian healthcare wrote him a check covering the whole bill. I saw the check with my own eyes.
- notfromhere 9y ago30k isn't much for insurance coverage. The point is these arrangements have no legal recourse if they simply deny you coverage, and the fact that they aren't bound by any type of insurance regulation means that nothing is stopping them from doing so except some feelings of charity. When that feeling of charity is overruled by financial sense for the group, people will be screwed over.
- judah 9y agoI don't deny that some things can go wrong, and I don't claim the system is perfect. But at the same time, in my 2 decades with Blue Cross Blue Shield, I paid through the nose (more than my mortgage!) and things still went wrong. Hospitals went out of coverage due to failed negotiations with insurance providers. I was charged for things I didn't receive, I was billed more than expected for simple visits. I'm not saying everyone needs to switch to Christian healthcare. I'm saying, the switch has worked well for me so far and I have saved over $10k in the span of about 10 months.