1KHO 716: The Benefits Trap | Dustin Garrett, Samaritan Ministries

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Get our top ranked mobile app for iOS or Android! Healthcare shouldn’t be the thing that decides whether you can take a risk, build a business, stay home with your kids, or say yes to the life you actually want—and in this conversation, Ginny Yurich talks with real-life friend Dustin Garrett from Samaritan Ministries about a different way forward. Instead of paying premiums into the ether and hoping the fine print works out, Dustin explains how healthcare sharing works person-to-person—real families helping real families—often with surprising clarity, freedom of choice, and a kind of human connection you don’t get from an insurance portal. They dig into why the system feels so broken, why price transparency matters, how Samaritan has been doing this for decades, and what’s new with Redeem Healthshare, the next-generation, all-digital option that adds features many families have asked for. If you’ve ever felt boxed in by “good benefits,” this episode will feel like someone opening a door. Learn more about Samaritan Ministries: https://samaritanministries.org Explore Redeem Healthshare: https://redeemhealthshare.org A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them ALL out below: BetterHelp: Visit www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit www.quince.com/outside and get free shipping and 365 day returns Hungry Root - Go to www.hungryroot.com/1000HOURS and use code 1000HOURS to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life. IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Wayfair - Go to www.wayfair.com and shop all things home Cure Hydration- head to www.curehydration.com/outside to find a retailer near you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:05.0	Ain't nothing on a screen that's ever gonna beat this view.
0:10.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:16.0	And I just wanna share it with with I just want to share with you
0:21.6	this beautiful world
0:24.5	such a beautiful world
0:27.4	my kids used to ask for sugary sports drinks at every gas station stop and and I just couldn't get on board with the ingredients. Then we found cure hydration, and honestly, it solved the whole thing.
0:44.4	Cure makes plant-based electrolyte drink mixes with no added sugar and no artificial ingredients. For my husband and me, we have used hydration packs a lot. I'll throw one in my water bottle before podcast
0:54.3	interviews or on travel days or even mid-afternoon when I realize I haven't had enough to drink.
0:58.9	My favorite flavor right now is berry pomegranate. It's refreshing, not overly sweet, and it actually
1:04.1	makes me want to finish my water. And that's the key. It hydrates better than water alone and
1:08.8	uses the same science-backed formula shown to work as effectively as an IV drip.
1:13.9	And then there are the cure kids mixes.
1:16.3	They're formulated with pediatricians completely free of artificial dyes and added sugars and they taste great.
1:21.7	My kids love the fruit flavors and I love knowing they're replacing electrolytes after long days outside sports practices or hot afternoons
1:28.5	staying hydrated isn't just about water you also need electrolytes that's why my family loves cure
1:34.0	it's clean tastes great and my kids love it you can grab cure on amazon or find a store near you
1:39.1	at curehydration.com slash outside real real hydration, ready for the whole family.
1:46.9	Welcome to the 1,000 hours outside podcast. My name is Jenny Urch. I'm the founder of 1,000
1:50.9	hours outside and have a real in-life friend today, not actually in person. We are over
1:56.3	screens, but we have met in person. And my husband, Josh, has spent a lot of time with you, Dustin Garrett, Garrett, I said right, Dustin Garrett from Samaritan ministry? How would you, how would you say it? Yeah, Samaritan Ministries. That's good, yeah. Yeah, and a new, there's this new program called Redeem Health Share Ministry that we're going to be talking about today. So it's an honor that you're here.
2:18.2	We have been a part of this for quite a while. I don't know exactly how many years, but it has been
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