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Campaign Created ByYoni Leiderman and Talia Zames

Tigers Tackling Debt is a student-led campaign centered on the principle that no one should have to choose between paying medical bills and affording basic needs. With costs of living and healthcare rising, there is no better time than now to address this public health crisis. Tigers Tackling Debt strives to spark conversations, inspire solutions, and enact change. We believe that our community has the power to put meaningful energy into this transformation– towards a future built not upon an ideal of affordable, equitable healthcare, but a guarantee.

Anyone could be just one accident or illness away from receiving medical bills that change their lives forever. In fact, most bankruptcies in the United States are a result of incurred medical debt. It is no surprise that individuals with debt are three times more likely to suffer from a mental health problem such as stress, anxiety, or depression.

Since its founding in 2014, RIP Medical Debt has relieved more than $8.5 billion in medical debt for households facing insolvency and those that earn less than four times the federal poverty level. RIP utilizes donations to purchase bundles of medical debt at a fraction of the original cost, meaning that a $1 donation can erase $100 of medical debt! Once the debt purchase has been finalized, beneficiaries receive letters by mail to notify them of the cancellation of their debt– no strings attached. They no longer owe any funds and face no tax consequences.  

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raised of $15,000 goal
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How RIP Works

Over a hundred million Americans, one in three, struggles with the weight of medical debt.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


Frequent Questions

Yes. We are a 501(c)(3) charity and your donation is 100% tax deductible.


Relevant Documents:

When we purchase a portfolio of medical debt, we abolish debt for individuals who:

  • Earn less than 4x the federal poverty level (varies by state, family size).
  • Debts are 5 percent or more of annual income.

We only buy debt that has been pre-qualified by our partners to meet at least one of these criteria. 

We never collect on debt we purchase, only relieve it.

No. With your help, we abolish medical debt permanently. Recipients have no adverse tax consequences, obligations, or strings attached.

For those whose medical debts are relieved, the relief is a gift from a detached and disinterested third party (RIP) as an act of generosity, so relief of the debt does not count as income to the debtor. We will not file a Form 1099-C with the IRS.

Due to HIPAA laws, RIP Medical Debt cannot disclose the names, contact information or any other specific details of the debt relief beneficiaries.

RIP Medical Debt cannot relieve debt by individual request.

While we would love to help everyone who needs assistance, RIP Medical Debt cannot abolish medical debt for specific individuals. We approach the problem of medical debt by acquiring large portfolios of debt to help thousands of people at once.

Because medical debt affects so many people who may not have debt accounts in the portfolios we purchase, we have compiled a list of resources that may be able to help in ways RIP Medical Debt cannot.

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