Coming Together for Texas Campaign

Medical debt within Texas has been a growing concern, with areas such as Houston having some of the highest rates of unpaid medical bills in the country. After witnessing this and becoming more educated on issues plaguing the United States healthcare system, with the COVID-19 pandemic serving as a catalyst, I became devoted to being able to take on addressing disparities within a financial context. Learning about RIP Medical Debt through observing student campaigns effectively eliminating thousands of dollars of medical debt inspired me to address the issue in the context of my location.

According to the public policy organization, Every Texan, Texas has much higher income disparities by race, with countries such as Harris and Travis with some of the highest percentages of disparities. The campaign would eliminate medical debt in both these counties and more and hopefully serve to lessen financial disparities within medicine. After witnessing my friends at college band together to aid a peer’s family in covering their medical debt, I became amazed and empowered at the impact a group of students dedicated to a cause had on a family in need.

Through RIP Medical Debt, I hope to not only eliminate a sizable amount of medical debt, but be able to take action against a healthcare system that can promote inequity at times, and work for a brighter tomorrow.

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