Guidelines - 5.8 Balancing Needs and Shares

In any month, the funding of Shares across REDEEM HealthShare 
Ministry might not meet the eligible bills submitted for sharing. In 
that event, the ministry will share eligible Needs proportionately 
(referred to as proration), which means sharing a percentage of 
eligible Needs within that month and holding back the balance of 
those bills to share in a subsequent month. 

If there isn’t enough funding for Shares to meet the eligible 
bills submitted for sharing over a 60-day period, then REDEEM 
HealthShare may increase the suggested monthly share amount 
in sufficient proportion to satisfy the eligible bills. The ministry may 
take this action temporarily or ongoing. 

If member sharing cannot fund an eligible bill within 90 days of 
entering the normal sharing queue, then the ministry removes 
that bill from the normal sharing queue and shares the amount 
through the Member Assistance Fund, if possible. REDEEM 
HealthShare will send any money currently in the bill account to 
the provider as partial payment.

To balance expenses and shares calculations, the ministry might 
share across two or more Samaritan Ministries programs or keep 
them separate as allowed by the Samaritan Ministries Board of 
Directors.