The Death of
Health
Insurance
Where has the
Catholic
Alternative Gone?
When Barack Obama ran for President in
2008, he said that under his health plan, if someone likes their current
insurance, they can keep it. Once
Obamacare became law, we saw that wasn’t going to be the case. The loss of previously-enjoyed health
insurance is picking up speed.
As a teacher at a Catholic school, I
have six months, until July 1, to figure out what to do for myself and my
family because as of July 1, I will no longer have health insurance. Many Americans are faced with the same
dilemma.
Due to the HHS mandate, unless the
courts decide to start showing some decency, common sense or Constitutional
integrity, health insurance will no longer be able to be ethically offered by Catholic
institutions.
Even if we are spared the mandate, I
was recently told to expect my costs to rise another 15% (they have already
been skyrocketing since Obama took office) and to expect my benefits to begin
to be taxed. This would lower my take-home
pay to its lowest level in seven years and make health insurance completely
unaffordable, an effect of Obamacare that was totally predictable.
The hope that Catholics had was
Solidarity Health Share, a health sharing plan (not insurance) that was to be
affordable and managed according to Catholic principles. This plan was to become available as of this
month, but all of a sudden, its Web presence has disappeared. I have put in a phone call to Immaculata
Management Group, who is behind the plan.
I am looking for information about its status. If anyone has knowledge about where it
stands, or perhaps the new location of its Web presence, please email me at servantofcharity@yahoo.com.
I will continue to search and provide updates on this blog.
