New lower co-share amount for Samaritan Basic
Starting Sept 1, 2024, the co-share amount for Samaritan Basic is dropping for $13,500 to $2,500. Combined with the $1500 personal responsibility per need for the Basic plan, the out […]
Been a While
It’s been a while since I’ve made any new posts! My apologies for that. When covid hit my life got extremely busy and I don’t think things ever really slowed […]
Samaritan is Hiring!
Do you feel a calling to be part of health care sharing beyond just membership? Consider working for Samaritan Ministries, either in their Peoria, IL headquarters or from home. Samaritan […]
New Monthly Shares Starting Sept 1
Samaritan members recently had an opportunity to vote for a possible rate increase for our monthly shares (Samaritan Classic only). Members always get a voice when it comes to what […]
Open Enrollment begins today (Nov 1 through Dec 15)
Ok everyone, get your track shoes on, open enrollment for health insurance starts today, November 1, and runs through December 15. As this is one of the most nauseating days […]
Paying cash for meds cheaper than insurance co-pay?
Open enrollment is starting soon, November 1 to be exact. While I still can’t see what my insurance premiums options are until then, I am able to see what the […]
Insurance Still Increasing by Double Digits for Many
News articles are reporting that some states are already seeing requests by insurance companies to raise premiums for next year by double digits again. Maryland is the first state to […]
Samaritan membership reaches 250,000
Praise God, Samaritan was blessed to announce they now have 250,000 members. Considering I am several days late in repeating that announcement I’m sure they are over the 250k mark […]
Check arrived today
The first check for the need I submitted at the end of January arrived today. One of the bills we paid with a credit card, and since God’s timing is […]
Deep Discount on Tamiflu Cash Price
This year’s dangerous flu season got to our house. Our oldest child brought it home and was too sick for school last Friday. Fortunately he only missed one day of […]
5% Share Reduction for December
The December sharing amounts have been sent and members received a 5% reduction in what they send for the month of December. This happens whenever the needs are lower than […]
Online Sharing Now Available
Samaritan recently rolled out a new option for members to send their shares online through Paypal. This is a feature many have asked for so I’m glad to see it […]
My Annual Insurance Comparison Project
It’s that time of year again. ACA Open Enrollment is from Nov 1-Dec 15, 2017 (only 6 weeks) and that means it’s time for me to compare our Samaritan membership […]
Samaritan rolls out a new Membership Level!
WOW THIS IS BIG NEWS!! Effective Oct 2, 2017 Samaritan will now be offering TWO membership levels to choose from. The original level doesn’t change much, and is called […]
What is our responsibility as Samaritan members?
As I’ve noted all over this site, membership in Samaritan Ministries is awesome, but completely different from the insurance plan you used to know. It’s far less complicated and puts […]