2023 South Carolina Debt Relief Campaign

Every day, 79,000,000 Americans choose between paying their medical bills and basic needs like food and shelter.

In South Carolina, the situation is especially alarming. 22% of all South Carolina residents have medical debt in collections (with 28% of communities of color having debt in collections) and 11% of state residents are living without healthcare coverage.

Thankfully, there is something you can do to help right now. RIP Medical Debt has access to an estimated $44 million of medical debt for over 47,000 households across South Carolina.

In 2022, our efforts abolished close to $12 million of burdensome medical debt for over 12,000 households across South Carolina. Let’s come together to help even more families!

There are thousands of families in South Carolina currently strapped by medical debt. Imagine having that weight on your shoulders, while still recovering from health issues, trying to support your family through inflation, global unrest, and uncertainty.

We all have a close friend or a relative who requires ongoing care for cancer, diabetes, or heart disease. They walk into a care facility with the hope of healing. They walk out with staggering medical bills. If they’re lucky, insurance will pay for most of it, but never all. 

For thousands of South Carolinians who are underinsured or not insured at all, it’s a sentence to years of debt servitude that far outstrips their annual income. Medical debt is demoralizing. The savings are gone. All plans for one’s children or financial security in retirement evaporate instantly. 

To be stranded in debt is to feel abandoned and alone.  Resources available to help are few and unevenly distributed across the U.S. and South Carolina is no exception.

We launched this campaign to alleviate debt for those that need it the most throughout South Carolina. Here is a testimonial from a relief recipient, Jessica, from our 2022 campaign:

“I am so thankful to my donor. I am a single mother of 3 who recently had surgery so I’m so thankful to have that financial burden lifted. It is the best Christmas present ever. I will pay it forward. It amazes me how kind this world can be. I am forever thankful to the RIP Medical Debt donor. Thank you!”

Jessica N., BLACKBURG, SC

Medical Debt is a burden that devastates the most vulnerable in our country.

2/3 of all bankruptcies are related to medical debt.

25% of all credit card debt is medical debt.

1 in 2 do not go to a doctor when sick to avoid costs.

As a nonprofit (that scored 100/100 on Charity Navigator), RIP Medical Debt has abolished over $8.5 billion of medical debt by:

1. identifying those most in need of debt relief
2. purchasing debt for pennies on the dollar
3. eliminating the debt in its entirety restoring credit destroyed by medical debt

Here is the amazing part!

For every dollar raised, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS of debt is wiped out!

You read it right. By buying debt at deep discounts, your donation actually has 100X the impact!

Remember, you won’t just be donating to RIP Medical Debt. You’ll be providing a second chance and making a life-changing impact for thousands of families in South Carolina.

More Ways to Give!

• You can make stock donations to RIP Medical Debt using Overflow, a secure payment platform with significant tax savings.
• You can make a legacy gift or donate directly from your IRA using FreeWill, a free online tool that removes the complexity of estate planning.
• You can make your donation monthly by becoming a member of our Medical Debt Relief Alliance! Learn more about it here.

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