Rankings
Best health-sharing programs
Two lists, kept deliberately separate: our featured commercial partner, and the editorial ranking produced by methodology 2026.1.
Published 2026-08-27
Health sharing is not insurance. Programs are not legally required to pay medical expenses and do not have to provide Affordable Care Act protections. NAIC consumer guidance.
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Featured recommendation
MPB Health
Secular health-sharing memberships with selectable IUA-style member responsibility. White-labeled variants should map to this underlying program, not appear as separate alternatives.
Editorial score 75. It is not the top editorial score — CHM scores 76. We are not relabeling that.
Read the reviewEditorial ranking
1CHM
76 / 100Level-based Christian sharing with a personal-responsibility amount per illness.
Category wins: Best faith-based, Longest public operating history
Best for
- Christians who want the longest public operating history
- Larger families comparing per-unit share amounts
Not ideal for
- Secular households
- People who want a single IUA model
- SourceCHM public siteEffective 2026-08-27Reviewed 2026-08-27
2MPB Health
75 / 100Also our featured commercial partner
Secular health-sharing memberships with selectable IUA-style member responsibility. White-labeled variants should map to this underlying program, not appear as separate alternatives.
Category wins: Best for HSA-oriented designs (provisional)
Best for
- Households that want a secular program
- People comparing IUA options and HSA-oriented designs
Not ideal for
- Anyone who needs a legal guarantee of payment
- People who need ACA essential-health-benefit protections
- SourceMPB Health public siteEffective 2026-08-27Reviewed 2026-08-27
3Sedera
75 / 100Secular sharing with IUA options; common in broker and ICHRA conversations.
Category wins: Clearest secular guidelines (provisional)
Best for
- Secular households
- Employer/ICHRA comparisons
Not ideal for
- Anyone needing a payment guarantee
- Households that need immediate sharing of known conditions
- SourceSedera public siteEffective 2026-08-27Reviewed 2026-08-27
4Medi-Share
73 / 100Christian sharing through Christian Care Ministry. Faith and lifestyle standards are material.
Best for
- Practicing Christians comfortable with ministry guidelines
- Households seeking a long-running faith-based community
Not ideal for
- Secular households
- People who will not attest to a statement of faith
- SourceMedi-Share public siteEffective 2026-08-27Reviewed 2026-08-27
5Liberty HealthShare
70 / 100Christian sharing with faith and lifestyle requirements.
Best for
- Christians comparing ministry alternatives to Medi-Share or CHM
Not ideal for
- Secular households
- Anyone needing guaranteed payment
- SourceLiberty HealthShare public siteEffective 2026-08-27Reviewed 2026-08-27
6CrowdHealth
67 / 100Member-to-member medical funding. Do not treat it as a drop-in replacement for a traditional HSO.
Best for
- People who understand event-based member funding
- Households comfortable negotiating cash-pay rates
Not ideal for
- Anyone who wants traditional HSO sharing mechanics
- People who need predictable sharing rules
- SourceCrowdHealth public siteEffective 2026-08-27Reviewed 2026-08-27
Who should not choose health sharing
No ranking on this page changes the fact that some households should buy insurance instead.
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