Enrollment in health care sharing ministries is on the rise in Florida, but research shows they have fewer consumer ...

Each year, there’s a narrow window when families can join or change their health insurance plan. But once open enrollment closes, the opportunity is gone until the next year, leaving many families ...

According to the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, membership in health sharing plans has increased from 200,000 to 530,000 since the passage of the ACA in 2010. Numerous health sharing ...

Rachel Kaplan was uninsured when she became pregnant last year. So her doctor suggested an alternative: a nonprofit called Sedera, which bills itself as a medical cost-sharing service. Sedera members ...

A health care sharing ministry is primarily a "community of faith," says Michael Gardner, spokesman for Christian Care Ministry, which operates the Medi-Share program. Medi-Share has roughly 300,000 ...

And health care sharing ministries aren’t required by law to limit out-of-pocket costs or maintain large cash reserves to cover members’ bills the way insurance companies are. At least 30 states have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rachel Kaplan and Andrew Sheffield with their son, Lucas, in their home in Arden, N.C., on Nov. 21. ARDEN, N.C. — Rachel Kaplan ...