Christian Health Care Newsletter

The Affordable Care Act has doubled the cost of individual health insurance

Ted Pittenger hands off Samaritan leadership to Mark Zander

Q&A with Mark Zander, new Samaritan CEO

Reflections on 30 years of missional, Bible-driven ministry

Missional medicine: making primary care primary

Missional medicine: Restoring the soul of health care

Members find fair prices through Healthcare Bluebook

Get that itemized hospital bill!

Cancel culture puts limits on COVID-19 information

Using price transparency to improve health care sharing one member at a time

What's it like to be a black executive in America? A Q&A with Samaritan's CIO, Will Cooper

Morning Center honors Samaritan Ministries for support

State of the Ministry 2021: In difficult times, Christ is still on His throne

You can help other members through Member Assistance Fund

New Board members elected

Share reduction for December!

Pay more for your house than for your health care

Our unhealthy addiction to health insurance

'I almost paid $20,000 over fair price for my hernia surgery'

Fair price or discount? Actually, both are important

COVID-19 shows we should deregulate telehealth—and much more

How hospitals could become a thing of the past

When one suffers, we all suffer together

Health care sharing is counterintuitive

Why aren't health care prices readily available?

How do you know if you got a good health care deal?

We have a pandemic of bioethicists

Can the Church solve the country's worst health problem?

Samaritan Ministries brings in new CIO to help members and further equip staff to navigate current and future challenges

Stones of remembrance: How God protected our freedom to share

COVID-19 response is deregulating health care

Samaritan remains open and ready to serve you

Book excerpt: The Pittengers before Samaritan Ministries

Executive Vice President James Lansberry is moving on to new challenges

More health care competition will lead to lower prices

'Sharing the Burden: The Samaritan Ministries Story' now available to buy!

The New York Times misrepresents Samaritan Ministries and members

'Medicare for All' would hit household income, study says

More abortions than ever by Planned Parenthood

Response to publication of New York Times story about Samaritan, member

Interested in starting a health care clinic? Mark Schlatter can help

State of the Ministry 2020

Remember Member Assistance Fund in end-of-year giving

Twila Brase answers questions about the problem with government electronic health records

'My bills were reduced from $750,000 to $250,000 and completely shared'

Stones of remembrance: Celebrating 25 years of sharing

Walmart's health care experiment has begun, and an economist is encouraged

Samaritan sponsors couples-themed ‘Getaway Night’ in 16 cities this fall

Why the prescription drug market doesn't work for patients

Celebrating 25 years of 'different' next month

CON laws are utter nonsense; competition causes lower prices

Certificate of need laws are finally being re-examined

Why primary care costs a trillion dollars more than it should

Why is prolotherapy often overlooked in the health care field?

The trans medical experiment scandal

More Needs than Shares in Samaritan Classic: Prorating this month

The options of switching to Samaritan Given beta or Samaritan Basic are available

The Affordable Care Act's unhappy anniversary

More in medical field join growing Direct Primary Care trend

Book review: 'Death by Regulation' says government intervention in health care is not benign

Disturbing trends in health care

Who is your doctor? No, seriously ... who?

MediBid, member surgeon help member save a bundle on surgery

Q&A with Colin Gunn about implications of 'single-payer' health care

Balancing of Sharing Across Sharing Programs

How is a Christian doctor different?

A checkup for your family doctor

How to refute myths about 'Medicare for All'

The case against single-payer health care

The 'assisted dying' temptation

Samaritan Ministries named ‘Best Christian Workplace’ for 11th consecutive year

New study championing 'Medicare for All' is bogus

Imagine if we paid for food like we do for health care

Samaritan Ministries members know their shares will never pay for abortion

State of the Ministry 2019: God guides, protects SMI as we approach 25th anniversary

Member doctors join growing Direct Primary Care trend

Will mail order abortion pills be approved in the U.S.?

DPC Q&A with Kent Zeiser of Exactus Physicians

DPC Q&A with Dr. Brandon Alleman and Nicholas Tomsen of Antioch Med

Health care sharing members don’t want health insurance

Book review: 'Big Brother in the Exam Room' exposes how health information technology is being weaponized

Dr. Z is on a nutrition mission for the Church

Wellness Mama shares her recipe for better health care

Do you know which emergency room you would go to?

Samaritan member directed to low-cost, quality health care through Healthcare Bluebook

More member doctors join growing Direct Primary Care trend

Book review: 'Health Care Sharing Ministries' by Dr. Stephen R. Turley

Brit doctors urged to tone down the Latin, use English

Despite rising health care prices, Samaritan Ministries members’ shares have not increased for two years

Doctor prohibited from offering low-cost MRIs sues state

Have you asked your church's staff to join Samaritan Ministries?

Have you ever wondered why luxury TVs are affordable when basic health care is not?

DPC Q&A: Dr. Chad Savage hopes to 'restore sanctity' to doctor-patient relationship

DPC Q&A: Dr. Matthew McCarthy likes treating patients more than shuffling papers

DPC Q&A: Dr. Dana Mays wants to keep patients well, avoid 'medical' care

Welfare state turns 'charity' into 'entitlements'

Getting second opinions saves lives and saves money

Member letters confirm that second opinions made a difference

The immorality of government-mandated health care

Film review: 'Wait Till It's Free' pulls no punches in its look at the health care system

Samaritan members running for elected office in fall

What makes Christian doctors different?

Member doctor leaves hospital over transgender surgeries, opens his own DPC practice

Will med school entrance tests be changed to vet the values of future doctors?

Air National Guard appreciation for Samaritan, other employers is sky high

More member doctors have opted for the Direct Primary Care model

Health care costs are out of control

From dream to reality: How Christian Healthcare Centers' MemberCare is working

Be persistent with providers when negotiating medical bills

Q&A: Drs. J. Ashley & Holly Parker found freedom with their DPC practice

Q&A: For Dr. Matt Bain, direct primary care is a matter of simple economics

We must protect medical conscience

Board Member Spotlight: Bob Douglas

How do you know if you got a good deal?

Samaritan Ministries hits 250,000-member milestone

Samaritan Ministries partners with Financial Issues' Dan Celia to help sort through health care choices

Get a second opinion from MediBid on Dash

We don't have a 'free market' in health care

Member Spotlight: Steve Tierney of Up and Running Again

3 member doctors who have adopted the Direct Primary Care model