Four in 10 Americans are burdened by medical debt and we're coping however we can.

People will cut spending on everyday items like food, they'll cut spending on rent.

We certainly hear about people skipping

medical services, you know, skipping prescriptions, not going to their annual

checkups, not doing follow-up procedures or services because they're worried about the cost.

Polling shows that unlike student debt, Americans are not that divided on how we feel about

this.

About seven in ten of us support some kind of relief and organizations and

individuals are providing that relief. Two former debt collectors were

inspired to tackle the problem and now their nonprofit R. I.P. medical debt has wiped out more than $7 billion in debt.

We thought, well, instead of collecting on the money, why not forgive it?

Recently, some economists asked asked how well is this working. We're

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