Nathan Schwarz

Thanks for all the responses. Right now, I'm pretty much trying to take in all this information with as open a mind as possible. I'm in the very early stages of forming an IC, and the model we use to keep ourselves healthy and functioning is obviously going to be important for us to develop. This subject will likely require much further reading, but thanks again for providing some tangible threads to follow.

Or in other words, can an intentional community successfully circumvent the medical insurance system? If so, how does the community then provide the various services that medical insurance typically pays for (check-ups, emergency care, medication, etc)? If not, what strategies can a community take to maintain insurance coverage for its members, especially if that community is concerned with maximizing its usage of alternatives to money? Is circumvention advisable in any case, or is it simply inadvisable?