As U.S. struggles with health reform, the Amish go their own way - Yahoo News

 

But it is not the idea of health insurance the Amish reject - the close-knit communities essentially insure themselves.

"We have our own health care," said a retired Amish carpenter, who like other Amish interviewed for this story, asked that his name not be used because of a traditional aversion to publicity and bringing attention to oneself.

"They (hospitals) give you a bill," he said. "If you can't pay it, your church will."

As U.S. struggles with health reform, the Amish go their own way - Yahoo News