Not sure if your children are ready for the 4-1-1 on COVID-19?

These tips should help you prepare your family in an honest, yet loving way.

If you’re a parent, you know how important it is to establish trust between you and your children, especially when it comes to answering the hard-hitting questions. Naturally curious, kids are bound to have tons of questions about novel coronavirus (COVID-19), like “When will I be able to see my friends again?” and “Why is everyone wearing those funny looking masks and gloves?” They may even wonder why Mom and Dad seem so distracted lately, fearful they might be displaying coronavirus symptoms themselves.

While cost-sharing ministries have been providing their Members with affordable ways to pay for medical costs for years, they have also been important organizations in the United States for decades.

So, just what led to the creation of Christian Health Care Sharing Ministries? Let’s look at the history of medical cost-sharing and see how these programs continue to help their Members find affordable ways to pay for health care.

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When you join a health care sharing ministry like OneShare Health, your Membership may include sharing for beneficial features like Specialist Visits, Hospitalization, In-/Outpatient Surgery, and Preventive Services. But what many of you would really like to know, we bet, is whether a Pre-Existing Condition will be Eligible for cost-sharing.

What is Christian Health Care Sharing?

Christian health care sharing helps Members save money on their health care costs and obligations. The church is meant to lift each other up, and Christian health care sharing is one way that Christians can help each other and their community. Jesus taught that everyone needs to be of one accord, and when this teaching is applied to something as fundamental as health care and as crucial as health care costs, the wishes of Christ may be fulfilled.

We’ve been faced with countless challenges this year, no doubt about it. Despite the trials of 2020, however, God has been there every step of the way, reminding us to stay hopeful and persevere.

While health sharing ministries like OneShare are not considered health insurance, some features of our Health Care Sharing Ministry (HCSM) might be familiar to you. For instance, much like an insured person has access to a network of providers through their insurance plan, OneShare Health Members belong to a Provider Network that includes doctors, hospitals, and other health care facilities at over 1.5 million health care service locations nationwide.

Read more about which shared medical services OneShare Health can provide our Members when it comes to COVID-19.

We understand that you might have some concerns as confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to rise in the United States. While these may be stressful, even isolating times, we want to put your mind at ease by reminding you that we are here for you, praying for you, and supporting you.

Learn more about how our Discount Services, courtesy of Careington, are designed to bring you quality savings on your health care.

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How is OneShare Health different from traditional and Christian health insurance?

Medical sharing programs—also known as “health care sharing” and “health sharing programs”—are offered by Health Care Sharing Ministries like OneShare Health. Thanks to their flexibility, affordability and ACA-exempt status, these Programs are becoming increasingly popular for people who are looking for alternative health care options.

Since Christian health care sharing is an alternative to traditional and Christian health insurance, its policies, rules, and methods are very different, too.