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Members are Christians committed to honoring Christ, serving one another through health care. Learn about membership requirements.
Samaritan Ministries uses a direct sharing model that is fundamentally different from health insurance. Meaning, your monthly share amount will directly support other members in need, embodying the Biblical principle of bearing one another's burdens and embracing your Christian values.
Samaritan Ministries is a Biblical solution to health care. It is not insurance. We deliver authentic, compassionate, and personal service in the name of Christ to enable and inspire members to provide for one another’s medical needs through prayer, encouragement, and financial support.
SMI is a 501(c)(3) religious charity that administers a health care sharing ministry that enables Christians to help one another with medical needs without using health insurance. See 26 U.S.C. 5000A (d)(2)(B)(ii).
After he and Shari joined what was then called Christian Brotherhood (now Christian Healthcare Ministries) in the 1980s, Ted decided there was room for another health care sharing ministry that took a different approach.
Recalling one of Samaritan’s earliest messaging concepts, Matt likened health care sharing to building an Amish barn. “There’s a lot of joy knowing you helped somebody else finish their barn,” he said. “Health care sharing is the Church carrying one another’s burdens. It’s been a blessing to us.”
“I thought, ‘Wow, now is the time to make the move to health care sharing,’” he says. “In comparing Samaritan with other options, I thought it was the best fit and love the concept of it being rooted in a Christian worldview where people are sharing Needs and people are praying for each other.
Samaritan Ministries celebrates 25 years of service to its members, as Christians bear one another’s burdens through health care sharing.
Know exactly where your money is going with direct member-to-member sharing. See a Sample. No networks. You choose the providers that are right for you. Christ-centered, compassionate service. Some alternative medical treatments, such as massage therapy and acupuncture, are eligible for sharing.
We’ve put together some commonly asked questions about health care sharing at Samaritan Ministries. If you have a question you can’t find the answer to here or in the program guidelines, please call us at 1-877-764-2426.