Sarah Thompson is the Executive Director of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). This post is adapted from a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech she gave
Health-care sharing has become an attractive option for many people since the Affordable Care Act came into effect in the U.S., but it’s an arrangement many conservative Anabaptists have had long before. Whether it’s a formal health-care sharing ministry or multiple congregations pooling resources to meet a specific need, the practice of mutual aid for medical expenses replaces both commercial and government health insurance.