Carpe DiEM Campaign
Help Abolish Medical Debt in Dallas County!
To donate to this campaign by mail, please send a check:
Payable To:
RIP Medical Debt
Address:
RIP Medical Debt
P. O. Box 411675
Boston, MA 02241-1675
Memo Line:
Beta Gamma Chapter - UT Dallas — 45763
Dallas County falls second with about 22.5% of residents having medical debt on their records. After volunteering at local free clinics in Dallas County, a group of students at UT Dallas came to know a few individuals whose lives have become rather difficult after dealing with an unforeseen medical emergency that has left them with debt they can’t pay off. This inspired the Carpe Diem (translated to Seize the Day) campaign that’s led by a group of future healthcare professionals from UT Dallas. We have partnered with RIP medical debt who purchases delinquent medical debt at pennies on the dollar to help us achieve our goal. We have a goal of $10,000 with RIP medical debt. In Dallas county alone, the median medical debt reported on credit records was nearly $1,000. With your help, a donation of $10 can help completely relieve approximately $1,000 of debt for any individual or family in Dallas County.
Help us “seize the day” by helping us reach our goal of $10,000 & be a part of our goal to help alleviate this burden on individuals & families in the Dallas area!
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To donate to this campaign by mail, please send a check:
Payable To:
RIP Medical Debt
Address:
RIP Medical Debt
P. O. Box 411675
Boston, MA 02241-1675
Memo Line:
Beta Gamma Chapter - UT Dallas — 45763
- Recent Donations
- Michelle D. just donated $26.80
- Anonymous just donated $340
- Anonymous just donated $53.20
- Anonymous just donated $32.10
- Mukund G. just donated $10.90
- Anonymous just donated $32.10
- Anonymous just donated $21.50
- Mathew S. just donated $26.80
New research on the impacts of medical debt
A new survey published by PerryUndem in 2023 shows that medical debt is a shared experience for patients across the country.
Key Findings
Patients are making tradeoffs that affect their daily lives.
- Nearly 7 in 10 Nearly 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they receive medical bills they cannot afford. Many are forced to delay paying the bill, put it on a credit card, or challenge the bill.
- 6 in 10 Six in ten patients report they have self-treated, delayed, or skipped dental and medical appointments. Thirty-four percent report changing the foods they eat or eating less food to afford health care.
People and patients feel trapped in debt and see no way out. They see medical debt as different from other forms of debt - entirely the fault of institutions and systems, and not something consumers have any control over.
- Nearly 50% Nearly half feel trapped and believe they will never be able to pay off their debt, while a third of respondents reported feeling heightened depression and anxiety.
- Nearly 9 in 10 Nearly 9 in 10 blame the health care industry for fueling the medical debt crisis - not patients themselves. They say the problem stems from the system putting profit over patients.
Fundraise for This Campaign
Start a fundraiser to help those in need. Set a personal fundraising goal and track online donations easily with RIP.
How RIP Works
Over a hundred million Americans, one in three, struggles with the weight of medical debt.
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You make a donation
We use data analytics to pinpoint the debt of those most in need: households that earn less than 4x the federal poverty level (varies by state, family size) or whose debts are 5% or more of annual income.
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RIP buys medical debt at a steep discount
We buy debt in bundles, millions of dollars at a time at a fraction of the original cost. This means your donation relieves about 100x its value in medical debt.
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Together we wipe out medical debt
People across the country receive letters that their debt has been erased. They have no tax consequences or penalties to consider. Just like that, they’re free of medical debt.
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