Monday, October 7, 2013

As U.S. struggles with health reform, the Amish go their own way

As U.S. struggles with health reform, the Amish go their own way-nbcnews: The debate over U.S. healthcare reform that has gripped the nation and led to a government shutdown is of small concern in rural Pennsylvania's Amish country for a very simple reason. Along with eschewing cars and many other modern technologies, the descendants of 18th-Century German immigrants who practice the Amish and Old Order Mennonite religions, have effectively opted out of Obamacare, along with most federal safety net programs.