The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) includes "Religious Exemptions" allowing our members exemption from the individual mandate to purchase health insurance. See 26 U.S.C. §5000A(d)(2)(A) and (B) (pasted below). Members of a qualified Health Care Sharing Ministry, such as OneShare Health, are exempt if they share a common set of ethical or religious beliefs and share medical expenses among themselves in accordance with those beliefs.
‘‘(2) RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS. —
‘‘(A) RELIGIOUS CONSCIENCE EXEMPTIONS. —
‘‘(B) HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRY. —
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL. —Such term shall not include any individual for any month if such individual is a member of a health care sharing ministry for the month.
‘‘(ii) HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRY. —The term ‘health care sharing ministry’ means an organization— ‘
‘(I) which is described in section 501(c)(3) [26 USC §501(c)(3)] and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 26 USC §501(a)],
‘‘(II) members of which share a common set of ethical or religious beliefs and share medical expenses among members in accordance with those beliefs and without regard to the State in which a member resides or is employed,
‘‘(III) members of which retain membership even after they develop a medical condition,
‘‘(IV) which (or a predecessor of which) has been in existence at all times since December 31, 1999, and medical expenses of its members have been shared continuously and without interruption since at least December 31, 1999, and ‘‘
(V) which conducts an annual audit which is performed by an independent certified public accounting firm in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and which is made available to the public upon request.
Bill Submission Information
Payor ID: 23223
Group #: ONESHARE
P.O. Box 14326
Reading, PA 19612-4326
Pre-Certification:
833-380-9080
Customer Service:
833-546-4478
Prescription Member Services:
833-387-9604
'Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.' 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV)
ONESHARE HEALTH, LLC (ONESHARE) IS NOT AN INSURANCE COMPANY BUT A RELIGIOUS HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRY (HCSM) THAT FACILITATES THE SHARING OF MEDICAL EXPENSES AMONG MEMBERS. As with all HCSMs under 26 USC § 5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii), OneShare’s members are exempt from the ACA individual mandate. OneShare does not assume any legal risk or obligation for payment of member medical expenses. Neither OneShare nor its members guarantee or promise that medical bills will be paid or shared by the membership. Available nationwide, but please check www.onesharehealth.com/legal-notices for the most up to date state availability listing.
Telemedicine is not owned or operated by OneShare Health, LLC, but made available to OneShare Members by DialCare. The Prescription Discount Program in not owned or operated by OneShare Health, LLC, but made available to OneShare Members by Careington.