A lot of church people don’t support Obamacare and the Medicaid expansion that gives poor people healthcare.  I have even heard people say the church should take care of the healthcare needs of its parishioners, not the state.  If your church is doing this successfully for its needy members that’s great.  However, if it isn’t Medicaid could be seen as a fail safe for your inaction.  Viewing it as a fail safe for your inaction instead of just government dole will help you think more compassionately than perhaps you would have.