OUR OUTCOMES & IMPACT
Since 2014, Undue Medical Debt (also known as RIP Medical Debt) has abolished billions of dollars in medical debt. Our unique approach provides immediate financial and emotional relief to burdened families while we also collaborate with like-minded partners on upstream changes to the healthcare financing system.
Our outcomes by the numbers
$11,857,900,368
Debt Relieved
for over 7.45 million people in the United States.
$25M
debt abolished
by our Community Partnerships with local health advocates.
$1.2M
debt abolished
by students of all ages in our Students in Action group.
212
Providers
have partnered with us in debt abolishment.
Demographics of Debt Abolishment
Nearly 50% of adults in the U.S. struggle to afford healthcare
More than half of Black and Hispanic adults report having medical or dental debt compared to a third of white adults.
Source: kff.org/report-section/kff-health-care-debt-survey-main-findings
Year to Year Debt Abolished
Undue has already abolished
$3,337,752,724
in 2023 alone.
We are set to surpass our 2022 total of $1.77B abolished, helping 1.87M individuals.
Our Impact in Testimony
11,100+
debt relief recipients have shared their stories with Undue since the launch of our story bank in 2021.
Thank you so much for this act of kindness. May God bless your organization so that it may grow larger and larger and help more people.
—Michael, TX
I have insurance through my employer and owed over $1,000 for a CPAP machine that keeps me breathing while I sleep. God bless Undue Medical Debt. I donated to make sure to keep the jubilee rolling.
—Robert, LA
Debt Relief Across the United States
Over a hundred million Americans, one in three, struggles with the weight of medical debt. Explore medical debt that Undue has abolished by region and consider contributing to a current campaign or starting one of your own.
Select a Region
- Northeast
- South
- Midwest
- West
Undue Goes Beyond the Finances
Erasing medical debt provides immediate relief to families, but Undue also addresses systemic causes of medical debt by advising local and federal governments and collaborating with partners on public policy reform
Benefits for Patients
Over 100 million people in the U.S. struggle under the weight of medical debt, together owing at least $195 billion in past due medical expenses. Medical debt harms communities of color and the disenfranchised disproportionately and demands a collaborative solution.
Benefits for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations
Undue leverages donations to buy large, bundled medical debts at steep discounts, providing immediate relief to financially vulnerable families. Hoping people with medical debt share their stories means we can inform our approach to fixing the healthcare system through their experiences, whether by policy solutions or collaborating with likeminded partners.
Benefits for Community Partners
Undue leverages donations to buy large, bundled medical debts at steep discounts, providing immediate relief to financially vulnerable families. Hoping people with medical debt share their stories means we can inform our approach to fixing the healthcare system through their experiences, whether by policy solutions or collaborating with likeminded partners.