The Amish Pool Resources for Their Medical Care. A Budget-busting Gene Therapy Puts Them in a Bind

Details the efforts to get an expensive therapy for two siblings who are part of the Plain community, a group of old order Amish and Mennonite families who do not use Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance because they believe that caring for the sick and elderly is a community's responsibility. Touches on the barriers to accessing healthcare that people in this community face, as well as some of the reasons why this therapy is so expensive.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news