Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2016 5:23:26 GMT -6
SALT LAKE CITY — When Mike Burns' son jumped out of a tree, snagged his foot and broke both his arms, the Highland-area father braced for the bills.
The family had a UnitedHealthcare plan with a $20,000 deductible — so Burns ended up shelling out the $5,500 for the surgery out of pocket.
That's when he began casting around for alternatives.
"I was like, 'Man, if all our neighbors just got together and did our own thing, we'd be better off,'" Burns said.
With premiums ballooning and benefits shrinking, more families are turning to a previously little-known alternative to traditional insurance: Christian-based health care ministries.
Read more: www.deseretnews.com/article/865648375/Christian-based-alternative-to-Obamacare-making-gains-in-Utah.html
The family had a UnitedHealthcare plan with a $20,000 deductible — so Burns ended up shelling out the $5,500 for the surgery out of pocket.
That's when he began casting around for alternatives.
"I was like, 'Man, if all our neighbors just got together and did our own thing, we'd be better off,'" Burns said.
With premiums ballooning and benefits shrinking, more families are turning to a previously little-known alternative to traditional insurance: Christian-based health care ministries.
Read more: www.deseretnews.com/article/865648375/Christian-based-alternative-to-Obamacare-making-gains-in-Utah.html