Tennessee Christians are replacing health insurance with ‘sharing ministries’ that require people to live Godly lives: report – Raw Story

On Tuesday, Brett Kelman of The Tennessean wrote about a spike in the uninsured rate in Tennessee — driven in part by 31,000 Christians in the state foregoing health insurance in favor of church-backed “sharing ministries.” These ministries are pitched as alternatives to medical coverage, but they are not health insurance at all — rather, they are better described as religious crowdfunding ventures where fellow congregants may cover your medical bills. But the key word is may. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/tennessee-christians-are-replacing-health-insurance-with-sharing-ministries-that-require-people-to-live-godly-lives-report/