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10,000 in Appalachia will see medical debt forgiven, highlighting national issue
By: jbr

More than 10,000 people in Appalachia will sigh with relief this month after two donors from the region helped nonprofit RIP Medical Debt purchase and forgive $10 million of medical debt. But it's just a drop in the bucket of the $88 billion of medical debt racked up in the United States over the past year.

10,000 in Appalachia will see medical debt forgiven, highlighting national issue

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bizgrrl's picture

Amazing how they can pay off

Submitted by bizgrrl on Sat, 2019/07/27 - 6:11pm.

Amazing how they can pay off $10 million on debt with $100,000.

R. Neal's picture

Here's where to donate to

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2019/08/03 - 9:07am.

Here's where to donate to help retire Appalachian medical debt:

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