Duuuval Debt Destroyer 2022
Every dollar you donate relieves $100 in Medical Debt
I saw a post on Facebook from a friend that said, “Perhaps they should look at forgiving medical debt for cancer patients instead of student loans. Education is a choice, cancer isn’t.” It was posted snarkily, but it got me thinking that while I can’t control the conversation surrounding student loan debt, there is something we can control regarding medical debt. I’m partnering with a non-profit called RIP Medical Debt. RIP Medical Debt purchases medical bills for pennies on the dollar, but instead of collecting on that debt like a debt collector, they forgive it. A $1 dollar donation can forgive about $100 in medical debt. So, inspired by a snarky post that didn’t quite have its intended effect on me, I’m launching the “Duuuval Debt Destroyer 2022” campaign. There is no corporate or religious organization tied to this. This is just me, trying to do some good in the world.
The goal of this campaign is to raise at least $5,000 in four months. That will eliminate about $500,000 in medical debt for people not just in Duval, but in all of Florida and Georgia. For every medical bill forgiven, the recipient will get a letter letting them know the medical bill hanging over their head for years has been totally wiped clean. You know the feeling you get when someone “pays it forward” at the local fast food place and your lunch is free? Now imagine that feeling times 500,000. Donate and make someone’s day, possibly life. To learn more about RIP Medical Debt and how RIP Medical Debt works, click the video below.
Thanks for giving,
Rich Herrera
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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.
Here’s how we lift them up.
You make a donation
With every donation, RIP uses its precise data analytics to pinpoint the medical debt of those most in need of relief: households whose incomes are less than four times the federal poverty level guideline or with medical debt representing at least 5% of gross income.
RIP buys medical debt at a steep discount
Your donations allow us to buy debt in bundled portfolios, millions of dollars at a time at a fraction of the original cost. On average, whatever you donate has 100x the impact.
Together we wipe out medical debt
People across the country receive a letter that their debt is gone. No taxes. No penalties. Just like that, they’re free of medical debt.
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