Links to the May 2015 Samaritan newsletter
By Samaritan staff · May 01, 2015
In this month’s newsletter:
- It’s considered taboo for doctors to say what Dr. Jeffrey Singer says in this month’s cover article. He points out that the Certificate of Need laws in many states make it harder for new health care providers to get started, resulting in less competition in health care and higher health care costs for everyone. Dr. Singer says these laws should be repealed. Patients, not large health care providers and politicians, should determine the makeup of our health care system.
- In “Culture war—now more than ever,” pastor and member Doug Wilson says we need to understand the distinction between those who are tired from being on the right side and those tired of being on the right side. It takes time to build a culture, and Christians should not be dissuaded by those saying now is the time to give up or compromise.
- This month’s Member Spotlight is about the Scott and Carol Maxwell family. Scott is engaged in the culture war as the executive director of the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund, a law firm that defends religious freedom in the courts. The Maxwells also launched a suicide prevention hotline after their son Luke nearly died in a car crash during a depressive episode. They tell why they joined Samaritan, as well.
- Three Samaritan members who are doctors have adopted Direct Primary Care in their practices to alleviate interference in their service to their patients and to eliminate other common problems. They share why DPC works well for both them and their patients.
- We review The Politically Incorrect Jesus, a new book by Joe Battaglia, that challenges Christians to consider what it means to be salt and light in our culture as we follow Jesus Christ. Jesus took bold countercultural stands, and so should we.
- Canadian pharmacist Greg Cummings tells about his first-hand frustrations in the Canadian health care system, and warns that the Affordable Care Act will create similar problems in the U.S.
- In the Doorpost, Ray King challenges us to test whether we truly love God.