Real Clear Health: Healthcare’s Hidden and Unnecessary Fees

By Chris FaddisAugust 1, 2024 Hidden Fees Run Rampant in Healthcare Experiences like Tim Ebel’s are unfolding every day, all across our nation and they highlight an urgent problem with our healthcare system: a gross lack of transparency which leads to out-of-control healthcare costs and hidden fees that have nothing to do with the care provided. Tim’s… Continue reading Real Clear Health: Healthcare’s Hidden and Unnecessary Fees

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet When we began this work we knew it would take a radical trust in God’s divine providence to accomplish this vision. There have been many moments when it was difficult to see God’s providence in the midst of challenges we have faced, yet God has been with us… Continue reading How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

Sharing Report: June 2024

Below is Solidarity HealthShare’s sharing report for the month of June 2024. From June 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 inclusive, Solidarity HealthShare received $5,282,212.69 in eligible medical needs on behalf of our Members, which was re-priced and shared at $1,683,868.49. This resulted in a 67% savings on medical bills for our Members. Sharing Report Breakdown… Continue reading Sharing Report: June 2024

Supreme Court to Review Tennessee’s Ban of Puberty Blockers, Transgender Surgery for Minors

Supreme Court to Review Transgender Surgeries for Minors In the coming months, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider restrictions on puberty blockers and transgender surgeries for minors for the first time in history. The case to be heard, U.S. v. Skrmetti, comes from Tennessee. State law says children under 18 are not able… Continue reading Supreme Court to Review Tennessee’s Ban of Puberty Blockers, Transgender Surgery for Minors

In an Era of Abortion Tourism, Solidarity Strives To Provide Ethical Alternatives

Interview Summary Solidarity President and Co-Founder Chris Faddis joins Brenda Aiken of Mater Dei Radio on The Morning Blend to discuss the rise of “abortion tourism” in the United States as Americans travel to different states for abortions and how Solidarity is aiming to offer an ethical alternative. Interview Audio Brenda Aiken (00:00): The battle… Continue reading In an Era of Abortion Tourism, Solidarity Strives To Provide Ethical Alternatives

Lessons in Catholic Bioethics: “Let’s Avoid the Term ‘Vegetative State’”

François-Léon Benouville, Christian Martyrs Entering the Amphitheatre, 1855.

by Joseph Meaney, PhD, KM, for the National Catholic Bioethics CenterJuly 15, 2024 Examining the Term “Persistent Vegetative State” The term Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) is commonly used to describe patients who are brain-injured and in a wakeful but unconscious state. Ethically, it is highly problematic and even pejorative to refer to living human beings… Continue reading Lessons in Catholic Bioethics: “Let’s Avoid the Term ‘Vegetative State’”

New Law Allows Arizona OBGYNs To Perform Abortions in California As State Ban Looms

Arizona OBGYNs Allowed to Perform Abortions in California Under New Rule Arizona’s 15-week abortion protection is being met with pushback by California state residents and lawmakers, who recently enacted legislation allowing Arizona OBGYNs to travel to California where abortion is permitted all the way up until birth, to provide the procedure to Arizona women there.… Continue reading New Law Allows Arizona OBGYNs To Perform Abortions in California As State Ban Looms

In The Battle to Protect PreTerm Viability, Dr. Oertle Shares Reasons Why This is More Important Than Ever

Dr. Oertle joins Brenda Aikin on The Morning Blend to discuss why protecting the preterm viability of our most vulnerable humans is incredibly important but often taken for granted. Brenda Aikin (00:00: In many hospitals and medical facilities today, a non-scientific assessment of fetal viability is being used to withhold critical care. And there are… Continue reading In The Battle to Protect PreTerm Viability, Dr. Oertle Shares Reasons Why This is More Important Than Ever

Is Medical Debt Forgiveness Possible? Chris Faddis Joins the BS Show To Discuss This

Solidarity Healthshare President and Co-Founder Chris Faddis joins Bob Sansevere on The BS Show to discuss a new initiative to provide medical debt forgiveness in LA County and how other initiatives could be made to help combat rising medical costs in the U.S. Bob Sansevere (00:00): We are joined by Christopher Faddis, co-founder and president… Continue reading Is Medical Debt Forgiveness Possible? Chris Faddis Joins the BS Show To Discuss This

Member Stories: How Solidarity’s Sharing Community is Supporting Marcelo Gonzalez as He Recovers from a Stroke

Solidarity’s Sharing Community Helped Marcelo Recover From a Stroke Marcelo Gonzalez and his mother Monica Glenn share the story of Marcelo’s stroke. Their family had been totally healthy for years, and they never needed to use their Membership. Until one day Marcelo’s vision started swimming and he had trouble walking and controlling his body. After… Continue reading Member Stories: How Solidarity’s Sharing Community is Supporting Marcelo Gonzalez as He Recovers from a Stroke