Christian Healthcare Sharing Ministries: Biblical and Affordable Alternatives

Medi-Share is a healthcare sharing ministry where members share each other’s medical bills and pray for each other's medical challenges. It is the affordable and Biblical healthcare alternative where you can join a nationwide community of Members supporting you in prayer. Christian Healthcare Ministries is a nonprofit health cost sharing ministry. The ministry isn’t a profit-seeking enterprise. Instead, their purpose is to glorify God and serve His people; their members are the sole concern.

The Biblical Foundation of Sharing

The New Testament’s direction that Christians carry each other’s burdens (Galatians 6:2) is the foundation of this nonprofit health cost sharing ministry. CHM is a 21st-century representation of how members of the early Christian Church shared to meet each other’s needs (Acts 2 and 4). And it works: members have faithfully shared each other’s healthcare costs since 1981.

Medi-Share: Features and Legal Standing

Medi-Share provides a God-honoring healthcare choice that is acceptable under the law. It is important to note that Medi-Share is not insurance. It is a not-for-profit ministry and is not guaranteed in any way. Medi-Share is exempt from insurance regulation. However, members in a Health Care Sharing Ministry such as Medi-Share are exempt from the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act found in 26 United States Code §5000A(d)(2)(B).

  • GOD-HONORING healthcare
  • AFFORDABLE choice
  • ACCEPTABLE under the law

Christian Healthcare Ministries (CHM) and Community Impact

CHM is an affordable, biblical, and compassionate healthcare cost solution for Christians in all 50 states and around the world. They are the first and longest-serving health cost sharing ministry, having shared more than $3.5 billion in their members’ medical bills. Members who have participated in the ministry, having had two beautiful babies, a broken arm, or many of Doctor visits, can say the burden of not having insurance has NOT weighed on them. To support the community, you can connect with a Telehealth provider today through the Medi-Share app.

Overview of Ministry Characteristics

  • Medi-Share: An affordable and Biblical healthcare alternative that is a not-for-profit ministry.
  • Christian Healthcare Ministries: A nonprofit health cost sharing ministry that has shared more than $3.5 billion in medical bills.
  • Exemption Status: Members are exempt from the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
  • Community Support: Members share each other’s medical bills and pray for each other's medical challenges.