Old Order Amish, Mennonites Reject Health Insurance, Face High Costs For Care At Not-for-Profit Hospitals
Old Order Amish and Mennonites in Lancaster County, Pa., “suffer from endemic proportions of certain deadly genetic diseases” because they do not marry outside their communities, and, as they “seek lifesaving treatments, the uninsured in these Pennsylvania communities are struggling with escalating costs of care” at not-for-profit hospitals.