A “deal” on health insurance comes with troubling strings
Bari Tessler is a little famous as a “financial therapist,” but even she gets rattled by the price of health care.
Her story is complicated. And very relatable.
Bari chose to use a Christian "health share" instead of regular insurance. It's cheaper, but it comes with strings: Things the group doesn’t cover, limits on their obligations to you… and a religious vision that not everybody is comfortable with. Including Bari.
She sees it, for now, as the least terrible of a bunch of terrible options — but she’s conflicted about it.
Also: What my family is doing for health insurance next year.
And…
The skinny
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