http://www.ketv.com/news/blue-cross-blue-shield-insurance-carriers-face-questions-come-midnight/27816944 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska and CHI Health, formerly Alegent Health, were unable to come to an agreement about pricing last week, so all CHI affiliated hospitals (about 15) […]
These comments were released by Samaritan during the last couple of newsletters. I love reading testimonials about why people chose Samaritan and how it’s been going for them. I thought […]
Here are some of my favorite examples of hospitals that have clearly stated their discount policies online. 1. http://www.unionhospital.org/financial-assistance.asp — Union Hospital in Dover, OH Look at their rates. 30% discount […]
As a Samaritan Member I am motivated to find my medical services at a fair price, because ultimately I am responsible for the bills, and while Samaritan members will share […]
Maybe you’re nervous about how to tell the doctor’s office you are self pay. This could be a new experience for you and you want to know how to handle […]
I had never heard of planet drugs direct (http://www.planetdrugsdirect.com), but was recently pointed to it on facebook. Another samaritan member recommended it for a low cost source of prescription drugs. It […]
This blog has been getting a lot of great questions and comments lately, it’s wonderful to see. I love helping people make their decisions about health care sharing ministries and […]
This story http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/07/09/texas-insurance-company-refuses-to-pay-for-baby-emergency-brain-surgery-family-claims/?intcmp=latestnews and so many others like it are a huge reason we switched to Samaritan Ministries. I cannot imagine the frustration and suffering of these patients who are […]
I have updated this website to reflect the new monthly share rates that were voted upon and approved by the majority of members. I see they have also been updated […]
I was recently introduced to an online option for eyeglasses. I’d never considered it before because I couldn’t figure out if the frames would look good on me without actually […]
We got another member referral discount for our June share, and I can also see through our online Samaritan account that one of the special prayer needs on our list […]
Samaritan members will be voting this month about whether to increase the monthly share since we had 3 months in a row which were prorated. I haven’t received my voting […]
This is a world I was previously oblivious about since we’d had Blue Cross before switching to Samaritan Ministries. As someone with insurance I just paid whatever was charged, didn’t […]
If you have an insurance plan you assume and expect (and rightly so) that your monthly premium will automatically increase each year. Ours did. Pretty much everyone’s does. Each year […]
This article ( http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/19/news/economy/obamacare-doctors/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 ) highlights an important problem for people with healthcare.gov (obamacare) insurance policies. They are having troubling finding doctors, clinics and hospitals who will take the plans. What […]