‘Don’t fall for it’: Healthcare sharing ministries look like insurance, but they’re not

Records obtained by the KING 5 Investigators show that 194 consumer complaints have been filed against healthcare sharing ministries in the past three years.

TUMWATER, Wash. — Washington consumers looking to cut their health care costs in the face of rising premiums are being warned to steer clear of religious-based plans that look like insurance, but don’t operate by the same rules.

“Don’t fall for it. They’re not going to help you,” said an angry Bethany Stull, who believed that her coverage through a company called OneShare would cover her medications for treatment of a brain tumor.  “Every single time I got a big invoice (from the doctor) and it said patient’s responsibility and

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