A New Hope Medical Relief Campaign
A Mission of Wauseon's First Christian Church
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:
First Christian Church of Wauseon, Ohio — 46111
We have the opportunity to reach out to our neighbors in Northwest Ohio (and part of Michigan) to help abolish medical debt through our “A New Hope Medical Debt Relief” campaign. First Christian Church in Wauseon is partnering with RIP Medical Debt, a company that is able to purchase debt from the secondary debt market and healthcare providers. For our fundraising goal of $10,000, we can get rid of 1 million dollars worth of debt in Fulton, Henry, Williams counties, and Lenawee County, MI.
RIP Medical Debt purchases a portfolio of medical debt and then uses the money we raise to abolish the debt for individuals who meet at least one of the following two criteria. 1) Earn at or less than 4x the federal poverty level. 2) Have medical debts that are 5% or more of their annual income. If you want more information on RIP Medical Debt, feel free to check them out for yourself at https://ripmedicaldebt.org.
Our goal is to see how much we can raise in 4 months. Let’s see how much good we can do for others!
First Christian Church is a vibrant, vigorous, and mission-driven congregation reaching out to our local community and beyond. For more information about First Christian Church in Wauseon go to www.wauseonfcc.org
Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.
Campaign Support Recipients
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- Jennifer R. just donated $159
- FCC Mission Group just donated $1,000
- Sarah F. just donated $106
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:
First Christian Church of Wauseon, Ohio — 46111
- Recent Donations
- Anonymous just donated $106
- Joyce And Roy C. just donated $106
- Anonymous just donated $106
- Jennifer R. just donated $159
- FCC Mission Group just donated $1,000
- Sarah F. just donated $106
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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