NY Liberty M.
We stay with Liberty while we pray for universal healthcare one day
We've been with Liberty for many years. Their reimbursement timeline and phone hold wait timeline has improved significantly in the last couple of years! This morning I only waited 6 seconds to speak with a very helpful representative. The only complaint I have is actually with the whole US healthcare system itself. There are many providers who claim to be part of the PHCS network that Liberty uses for processing bills, but who demand payment up front before providing service and then will not accept the standard PHCS repricing, so we're stuck with the balance after Liberty/PHCS has determined the actual fair healthcare price. We're stuck with that because we've been forced to pay it up front to receive care. Every insurance company uses this same process of repricing and it's a ridiculous process that leads providers to increase their charges beyond what they know they will actually receive from insurance. Just be aware that with Liberty, you have to be your own advocate and that for non-emergency services, a provider may demand payment up front and then not accept Liberty/PHCS's reassessment of the price even though they accept that same process with all insurance companies. That said, in total we've saved plenty of money over the years because of not paying the exorbitant insurance premiums in our state. Liberty's monthly premiums and annual unshared amounts are less than we can access for insurance in our state. We have unfortunately had quite a lot of out-of-pocket expenses because of what I described above, but it's not because of Liberty denying bills. It's because of the ridiculous health care and insurance process in the US. We desperately need single payer healthcare because the whole ridiculous process described above just wastes a lot of healthcare dollars in paying the people doing the billing and the back and forth plus the provider's time trying to get preauthorizations. Plus patient and family time is wasted trying to deal with the above.
Response from Liberty HealthShareSep 29, 2026
Thank you for choosing Liberty HealthShare. We sincerely appreciate your membership and are grateful to have you as a valued part of our community. Members like you demonstrate what is possible when people come together with purpose, faith, and conviction to support, care for, and uplift one another. We look forward to continuing to provide you with great service!

