Christian designed health care - no payment 4 sexually trans. diseases contracted outside marriage

[Liberal_in_LA]

NPR had a segment this morning about Christian groups combining funds to pay for health care instead of paying premiums to health care companies.

I did some research on the web:

Christian Groups Combat High Health Premiums By Paying Each Other's Bills

Mar 12, 2010

NPR: Some evangelical Christian groups in America are driving down health care costs in their own way, by helping each other pay medical bills instead of paying premiums. "James Lansberry, the vice president of Samaritan Ministries, says the concept is simple. First there's a $170 annual fee to cover Samaritan's administrative costs. His nonprofit group then compiles members' health care bills and tells its 14,000 households where to send their monthly checks." But there are restrictions, as well: "Religion is a large part of Samaritan's business model. Members need a pastor's signature just to join. And there are restrictions. If a member contracts a sexually transmitted disease outside of marriage, Samaritan members won't pay the associated health care costs." Benefits are also capped at $100,000 and members can vote to raise monthly contributions. There is also no guarantee that someone's bills will be covered. Groups like Samaritan are watching health reform for inclusion of an individual mandate to carry insurance, which would render their service effectively useless (Brady, 3/12).

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2010/March/12/Christians.aspx

http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/03/12/christian-groups-find-way-around-high-health-costs/

[Kaleva]

1. How does one get an STD from a faithful spouse?

[meegbear]

5. That's excatly what I was thinking ...

translation - CLAIM DENIED

[hunter]

7. Only for the wife.

Obviously the wife wasn't faithful or she wasn't adequate in the performance of her wifely duties. Either way, it's her fault. Claim denied.

The man is never at fault except when he's a Democrat.

[Morning Dew]

2. That's good.

They should only pay for STDs contracted within marriage.

:rofl:

[Dappleganger]

3. Sounds like a well-run Ponzi scheme to me. nt

[KittyWampus]

6. I wonder. And you know those mediawhores love giving any rightwing group legitimacy

no questions asked.

[Zoeisright]

4. Judge not, lest ye be judged.

For the measure you give will be the measure you receive.

These 'Christians' seem to have forgotten that Bible verse. As have all whack-job fundies.