Loss of Health Coverage Drives Some to Faith-Based Cost Sharing—Here’s What to Know

Many Americans are embracing this decades-old practice of assisting one another rather than buying insurance.
Loss of Health Coverage Drives Some to Faith-Based Cost Sharing—Here’s What to Know
A doctor speaks with a patient at the Broward Community and Family Health Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on April 20, 2009. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
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Reagan Noble leaped to block a shot on goal during the last game of the Eureka College soccer team’s 2022 preseason.

The blinding pain he felt on touching the ground came from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. As the 20-year-old was helped from the field, he began a weeks-long journey that included consultation with many doctors, diagnostic imaging, surgery, and physical therapy costing tens of thousands of dollars.

Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
Lawrence Wilson covers healthcare and politics.