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To donate to this campaign by mail, please send a check:
Payable To:
Undue Medical Debt
Address:
Undue Medical Debt
P. O. Box 411675
Boston, MA 02241-1675
Memo Line:
Shyla Scheinost — 69839
Medical debt forces millions of Americans to choose between their health and financial stability. We believe no one should be burdened with seeking necessary care.
Through our partnership with Undue Medical Debt, participating Global Shaper hubs are raising funds to purchase and permanently abolish medical debt for families in their regions. Every dollar donated multiplies in impact and turns small contributions into life-changing relief.
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Over a hundred million Americans, one in three, struggles with the weight of medical debt.
Yes. We are a 501(c)(3) charity and your donation is 100% tax deductible.
We provide debt relief based on financial need. To qualify, an individual must either:
These criteria are built into our system and apply to all debt we purchase. We do not collect or require information about immigration status. We also cannot target relief based on medical condition, age, or other personal characteristics.
We never collect on the debt we purchase, only relieve it.
No. With your help, we abolish medical debt permanently. Recipients have no adverse tax consequences, obligations or strings attached.
Medical debt relief is a gift from a detached and disinterested third party (Undue) as an act of generosity, so relief of the debt does not count as income to the debtor. We will not file a Form 1099-C with the IRS.
Due to HIPAA laws, Undue Medical Debt cannot disclose the names, contact information or any other specific details of the debt relief beneficiaries.
Undue Medical Debt cannot relieve debt by individual request.
While we would love to help everyone who needs assistance, Undue cannot abolish medical debt for specific individuals. We acquire large, bundled portfolios of debt to help thousands of people at once and we can only erase debts that providers like hospitals and physicians are willing to sell to us.
Because medical debt affects so many people who may not have debt accounts in the portfolios we purchase, we have compiled a list of resources that may be able to help.
Undue Medical Debt is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit which leverages donations to buy large, bundled medical debts at steep discounts, providing immediate, no strings attached relief to financially vulnerable families. On average one dollar donated erases $100 of medical debt. We also help people with medical debt share their stories, which informs our approach to fixing the healthcare system, whether by policy solutions or collaborating with likeminded partners.
Join us in our mission to end medical debt
