One of the benefits of a mission board is group health insurance. But many, like us, aren't part of a board; we're sent out by our local church, without the sometimes-necessary middle man. But we just discovered that we're paying more than twice as much for health insurance on our Bupa Denmark individual family plan than some missionaries are paying on their mission boards' group health plan (Aetna, for example).
Does anyone know of a co-op of independent missionaries (those who aren't part of a missions board) who have pooled together to get the same kind of rates mission boards get--with a reputable insurance company? Or any other solution?
Since we are talking about hundreds more dollars to raise per month (and therefore weeks and weeks more time off the field to raise and then maintain so much more support), we are desperate to find a solution and therefore be better stewards of God's time and money.
Any ideas? Please comment!
