Health Care Concerns

Please Contact Your U.S. Representative Now!

(Information from the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries)

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require all Americans to purchase government approved health insurance. Your sharing through Samaritan Ministries (or other medical need sharing ministries such as Medishare) will not be considered adequate to meet the bill’s requirements in its current form.

A vote is planned for this week on H.R. 3962 – The Affordable Health Care for America Act. Despite all of our efforts to date, H.R. 3962 does not provide any exemption for the members of health care sharing ministries.

It is important to cry out to God for protection from this violation of our religious freedom and to contact your U.S. Representative now, appealing for protection.

• Ask your Representative to protect health care sharing ministries.
• Ask your Representative to insist on amending H.R. 3962 – The Affordable Health Care for America Act with language similar to that in S. 1796, the bill from the Senate Finance Committee that provides such an exemption.
• Ask your Representative to vote against H.R. 3962 unless an exemption for health care sharing ministries is provided

For best results call your Representative’s district office that is closest to you, so he will know that you are from his district. You can find your Representative's contact information here.

If you want to call your Representative’s Washington D.C. office, call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121, and ask for your Representative.

If you need assistance in identifying your Representative, please call the Samaritan Ministries’ office at 877-764-2426 and we would be glad to help you.

If you or your Representative would like more information on the language we desire in the bill, please visit please click this PDF link.

After you have prayed and called your Representative, there is another thing you can do if you are able. Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachman is encouraging Americans to “Bring the Town Hall to Washington” for a press conference at noon on Thursday, November 5, on the West Steps of the U. S. Capitol building. Other Congressmen sponsoring this effort include Tom Price (GA), Michael Burgess (TX), Scott Garrett (NJ), and Steve King (IA). Join the effort if you can.