Help Abolish Medical Debt in Chicago-Land
Every dollar you donate forgives $100 in Medical Debt
This is a fundraiser to abolish medical debt for Chicago Metropolitan Area. Give today to help those in need — no amount is too small to make an impact.
Campaign Support Recipients
This fundraiser supports a campaign: Help abolish medical debt in Chicago-Land.
Campaign Details
The Problem Medical debt is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the United States. Many patients with medical debt are uninsured or under-insured, leaving them especially vulnerable to unexpected medical expenses and emergencies, like cancer diagnoses, birth complications, and car accidents. Beyond life-altering financial consequences, medical debt has real health consequences. Medical debt can often deter people from getting the health care services they need. How You Can Help RIP Medical Debt uses your donations to purchase bundled medical debt portfolios on the secondary debt market, and then forgives that debt at pennies on the dollar. By […]
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- Recent Donations
- Elaine W. just donated $106
- Katie C. just donated $100
- Ashok K. just donated $100
- Ruth G. just donated $26.80
- Troy H. just donated $63.70
- Katherine C. just donated $58.50
- Jade G. just donated $10
- Sue H. just donated $106
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Give this fundraiser a boost towards success by helping to raise money targeted directly at those in need.
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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