Andrew Hammond: State fines OneShare Health, bans it from selling insurance in Washington state
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 2/2/2021 Andrew Hammond, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Feb. 2 The state Insurance Commissioner s Office has fined OneShare Health $150,000 and is prohibiting the company from selling insurance in the state of Washington.
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Additionally, OneShare dropped a federal lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. People who are looking for health insurance should closely examine any offerings and contact our consumer advocates if they have questions about products that market themselves as health care sharing ministries, Kreidler said in a statement.
OneShare Health fails to meet the legal definition of a health care sharing ministry. It enrolled more than 7,000 members in Washington who paid a total of $12 million in monthly premiums that OneShare called contributions. Six members have complained to Kreidler s
OneShare Health Announces Buddy Combs as Company s Interim CEO
Interim Chief Executive Officer Looks Forward to Getting Back to Basics as Christian Health Share Spearheads New Year
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IRVING, Texas, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ With a focus on getting back to the basics of servicing its Members, OneShare Health announced that Chief Legal Officer Buddy Combs will now serve as Interim CEO after a shift in the Executive Leadership Team at the non-profit Health Care Sharing Ministry (HCSM). Rather than focusing on fleeting opportunities and the next big thing, OneShare Health s focus will be getting back to basics and providing exceptional service to our Members, Combs said. OneShare was founded out of a desire to inspire healthier, joyful communities on the path of life. Our Members are the core of OneShare Health and the reason our Ministry continues to spread compassionate care to so many individuals and
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The Manitoba government expanded the criteria for COVID-19 vaccine recipients over the weekend, after the province secured enough doses for an additional 900 people this week.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Manitoba announced four deaths and 167 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the lowest numbers in more than a month.
This is the first time since Nov. 3 that Manitoba s daily count of new cases has been below 200.
Manitoba also posted its lowest test-positivity rate in more than a month, at 11.5 per cent provincewide. Winnipeg s test-positivity rate dropped to 10.5 per cent. Our case numbers are down today, which is definitely a positive, Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba s acting deputy chief public health officer, said in a news conference Monday.