About Healthsharing Reviews

How Healthsharing Reviews Got Started

Peter Gratale founded Healthsharing Reviews after his own frustrating search for affordable healthcare. That experience led him to create a resource where people could compare programs, read real member reviews, and get the kind of straightforward guidance he wished he’d had during his own journey.

Before starting the site, Peter worked for a large company that offered all the typical benefits: 401(k), medical, dental, and vision insurance. Before that, he remained on his parents’ insurance due to his age, so he had never really experienced the true cost of medical coverage.

That changed when he left his job to become an independent consultant. At the time, he didn’t consider what that would mean for health insurance. While he had the option to keep his previous coverage, he was shocked to find it would cost over $1,600 per month — nearly as much as his mortgage. That clearly wasn’t a sustainable option, so he set out to find benefits on his own.

He explored the healthcare marketplace, only to be met with disappointing options: monthly premiums around $800, high deductibles, and limited networks. Around that time, a family friend who was a physician mentioned healthsharing ministries. Although the idea sounded unconventional, Peter was open to anything that might offer a better solution.

He spent weeks researching health shares but found that most of the information online came directly from the organizations themselves. Eventually, he joined a well-known health share, and the experience was a game-changer. While friends and family continued to express frustration over the rising cost of insurance, Peter felt fortunate to have discovered a better path, and wanted to help others do the same.