Abolish Medical Debt in Franklin County, OH!
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:
SNaHP at Ohio State University College of Medicine — 45466
Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) is the student advocacy arm of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a coalition of healthcare workers seeking to advocate for a more just and equitable health system in the United States. This year, as SNaHP at The Ohio State University College of Medicine expands its presence on campus, we are holding a medical debt relief initiative for the residents of Franklin County, Ohio. As of this writing, RIP Medical Debt has access to $9.4 million in medical debt held by residents of Franklin County, all of which could be abolished by raising $60,000 through our campaign. We plan to set our initial fundraising milestone at $15,000, which still has the potential to abolish millions of dollars of debt for those living with the unjust burden of medical debt.
We believe that medical debt is unjust not only because healthcare is a human right that all people should have access to, but also because no one should have to bear oppressive financial harm for something they cannot control. Until we work to restructure our profit-driven healthcare system, the fear of medical debt will only continue to exacerbate delays in care seeking and drive the growth of medical debt held by patients. And, as the leading cause of consumer bankruptcy in the United States, this is a pervasive issue that affects the lives of so many people—likely your friends, family, and neighbors.
Please check out the great work RIP Medical Debt has already done with community and government partners around the state of Ohio—namely in Akron and Toledo. Efforts are also being made by the city of Columbus in partnership with RIP Medical Debt to engage in large-scale debt relief for city residents. These city ordinances and the funds raised through our smaller fundraiser will be applied to residents earning less than 4x the federal poverty level or those who have debts greater than 5% of their annual income. After RIP purchases their debt from the debt market, residents will be notified in writing that their debt has been abolished and are liberated from this financial burden.
Your donation can greatly impact the lives of individuals living with medical debt—$100 donation can abolish nearly $10,000 in medical debt in your community. We hope you will consider donating!
Campaign Support Recipients
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:
SNaHP at Ohio State University College of Medicine — 45466
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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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