Two New York women helped erase $1.5 million medical debt in just four months. Their campaign gave 1,284 strangers a financial lifeline
Two New York women, Judith Jones and Carolyn Kenyon, raised $12,500 in four months to help erase $1.5 million in medical debt for 1,284 strangers. Their fundraising campaign supported R.I.P. Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys overdue medical bills at heavily discounted prices and cancels them.
The initiative also highlighted how medical expenses can create long-term financial problems.
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