GOSHEN, Ind. -- Indiana's large Amish population will be exempt from new federal rules requiring most Americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty.
The federal health-care overhaul legislation includes a carve-out for religious groups who have a conscientious objection to private or public insurance.
That includes the nation's 239,000 Amish, 40,000 of whom live in Indiana.
The Amish traditionally don't vote and have a long-established practice of avoiding government-run programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
They believe the church is responsible for caring for its members.
Indiana Amish Exempt From New Health Care Rules
Member #: 61111
Registered: 8/15/2008
Posted:
1454
Name:
long johnson
Name:
Long Johnson
Company:
myself
Occupation:
fishing
Location:
us
Personal:
late 40s
Experience:
~36 years
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