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9. You hear ads for these charlatans on "christian" radio stations

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 08:24 PM

Jan 2020

It's all a scam, of course. Their hook is that you share your medial costs with others "who share your values" (i.e., abortion coverage, contraception, or whatever the listener wants to infer that they think makes them special.)

Washington State's insurance commissioner is suing some of these outfits because what they are offering as "insurance" doesn't actually meet the definition of insurance at all.

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It Looks Like Health Insurance, but It's Not. 'Just Trust God,' Buyers Are Told. [View all] applegrove Jan 2020 OP

Republicans live 'skinny' plans. applegrove Jan 2020 #1

"Pay and then pray plan". Historic NY Jan 2020 #2

Reminds me of the saying "Pills, Prayers, and Postmortums" lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #7

I hear that kind of thing advertised a fair bit. mwooldri Jan 2020 #3

How is this legal? I'm confused? If there is no guarantee of payment, what's the point? tulipsandroses Jan 2020 #4

They want people to get their sense of healthcare safety from the church, applegrove Jan 2020 #5

I, too, wonder Ohiogal Jan 2020 #6

In God We Trust... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #8

You hear ads for these charlatans on "christian" radio stations PSPS Jan 2020 #9

All the more reason area51 Jan 2020 #10

:) But what do you care about the name on the label Hortensis Jan 2020 #16

Sounds like a Monty Python sketch Warren_Pointe Jan 2020 #11

Snake oil salesman. Initech Jan 2020 #12

Just another way to bilk people dflprincess Jan 2020 #13

Lack of Research Uniformed Opinion ISeeSlander Jan 2020 #14

It is a Skinny plan that the GOP want for the working and middle class. applegrove Jan 2020 #15