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A liberating hope

Debt from unpaid or uninsured medical bills causes thousands of people to spend their life savings, jeopardize their retirement, go into poverty or declare bankruptcy. Sometimes all of the above! Some congregations are helping by buying uncollected medical debt for pennies on the dollar and wiping out the obligation. This is a wonderful ministry, but wouldn’t it be great if the health care system didn’t drive people into debt in the first place?

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