Seeking to make a difference: For many US congregations, wiping out medical debt has become a popular calling
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports that while donations from religious groups constitute less than 20 per cent of RIP Medical Debt’s overall revenue, they are becoming an increasingly common way for congregations to do social justice…
In two years, the United Church of Christ has paid off $US100 million in medical debt in the US
RNS The United Church of Christ has now paid off more than $US100 million in medical debt for people across the United States. The UCC announced on Monday that it used $US200,000 from one of its annual Giving Tuesday campaigns to purchase and pay off $US33 million in medical debt for residents of Ohio, where […]
DEBT RELIEF: CHICAGO CHURCHES JOIN GROWING MOVEMENT OF CONGREGATIONS PAYING OFF MEDICAL DEBT
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how churches in Chicago are helping people pay off medical debts…
US: HOW CHURCHES ARE WIPING OUT MILLIONS IN MEDICAL DEBTS
In an article first published by Kaiser Health News, ROXIE HAMMILL looks at how US churches are helping people pay off medical debts…