How can a healthshare help lower my medical spending and out-of-pocket costs?

A healthcare sharing ministry may help reduce medical spending through a community sharing model, lower administrative overhead, and bill repricing practices that aim to bring medical charges closer to fair and reasonable market rates before expenses are shared.

Do healthsharing members get negotiated rates like insurance?

Healthsharing ministries do not negotiate formal in-network contracts like insurance companies. Members can visit any licensed provider, though many providers participate in networks such as PHCS and may accept fair and reasonable repriced medical charges.

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How can a healthshare help lower my medical spending and healthcare costs?

Q: What can I do to keep costs down before I receive care?

Before receiving care, members contact Liberty HealthShare’s member services team to understand eligibility, expected costs, and strategies for managing medical expenses proactively.

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How can a healthshare help lower my medical spending and healthcare costs?

Liberty HealthShare can help reduce what you pay for medical care through a transparent cost structure, and a community model designed to keep overhead low.

Does Liberty HealthShare negotiate medical bills?

Liberty HealthShare is not insurance, so members can visit any licensed provider they choose. Members are, however, encouraged to utilize providers who participate in the PHCS Network, as these providers are more likely to accept fair and reasonable pricing.

Liberty HealthShare also works with cost-containment vendors who reprice medical bills to a fair and reasonable amount based on what providers typically accept for a given procedure in a given area and a percentage of the Medicare allowable amount, which can substantially reduce the total bill before sharing is applied.

What can I do to keep costs down before I receive care?

CEO Dorsey Morrow describes health sharing as a mindset shift toward personal engagement: "With healthcare sharing, you have to be more proactive. You want to understand the options that are out there, how you can be a better steward of the money that is going to pay for medical expenses."

In practice, that means:

Contact Liberty HealthShare's member services team before a procedure to understand what's eligible for sharing and how to approach receiving care.
Verify PHCS Participation: Ask if your provider participates in the Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) network. PHCS providers streamline the sharing process and reduce the likelihood of balance bills.