Samaritan reaches 50,000 member households!
Samaritan has reached 50,000 member households today! Woohoo! This ministry is growing by leaps and bounds, and it looks like this could be another very busy open enrollment season with […]
A Picture of Samaritan Sharing
A picture is worth a thousand words, and seeing pictures from Samaritan members who have received shares for a medical need may be worth even more than that. As members we […]
Samaritan Members get Free Access to MediBid
There are so many perks to being a Samaritan member I sometimes forget about a few of them. One perk I was recently reminded about in the latest Samaritan newsletters […]
New Videos on My Samaritan Story site
I absolutely LOVE watching these videos of Samaritan members who have submitted needs and are telling the story of how that experience impacted them. I get to hear about their small […]
Thank you letter from our share recipient
Two months ago we sent our monthly share to a family in MS for their son who had been in a car accident. Today I received letters and a bookmark […]
Braces coming to this house, time for an SPN?
Well, the time appears to be fast approaching, our first born is going to get braces. The poor kid will have them for a couple of years AND he’s a […]
Overheard: ACA policy networks are confusing
I was sitting at a sporting event this weekend and overheard some people sitting in the stands nearby talking about an ER visit their child had 5 months ago. Fortunately […]
Double Digit Rate Increase for 2016 Health Insurance Plans
The bad news is already arriving for 2016, many insurance companies are requesting double digit rate increases. Anything over 10% must be disclosed to the Department of Health and Human Services. […]
What will the Supreme Court decide? Are subsidies legal or not?
An upcoming ruling (due in June or July) from the Supreme Court regarding the legality of Obamacare subsidies in states without their own exchanges could potentially rock the world of […]
Woohoo! Another share reduction!
We got our newsletter and share slip today, and May’s shares were reduced by 5%! Sometimes it’s the little things that really warm your day. I just LOVE know that […]
Giving to Special Prayer Needs
Our family’s April share was listed as $0 from referrals, so we sent our full $400+ regular share equivalent to special prayer needs instead. We love paying it forward. It allowed us […]
Why do we let insurance companies tell our doctor what to do?
This is another scenario that has puzzled me. I know people complain about insurance not covering treatment X or test Y and the patient needing to do something different due […]
Some of the Little Things I Really Love about Samaritan
When you’re desperately looking for an affording, good alternative to expensive health insurance, initially I found that I was looking at the major things first. Things like cost, what it […]
Why are we Falling for the Free Checkups?
I’ve heard it touted for years that ACA insurance is so great because people can get free annual checkups now. Agreed, that’s a nice perk and it may help motivate some people visit […]
Tax penalties going up in 2015, joining Samaritan Ministries can help
The fine / penalty in 2015 for not having health insurance goes up to $325 per person, or 2% of your income, whichever is higher. That is quite a bit […]