Ruth L
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Isn't this great? www.fastcompany.com/91395017/the...
'The Toxic Avenger' reboot wants to wipe out your medical debt
Hybrid studio Cineverse is giving at least $5 million toward debt relief to promote the Peter Dinklage splatterfest. It couldn't be more timely.
www.fastcompany.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Isn't this great? www.fastcompany.com/91395017/the...
The Cruel Reality of Public Assistance Programs thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-cruel-re... #Food #Politics #SocialJustice via @mitpress.bsky.social
The Cruel Reality of Public Assistance Programs
I tried to overhaul a system meant to help people in need, but it was designed to fail.
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August 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Cruel Reality of Public Assistance Programs thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-cruel-re... #Food #Politics #SocialJustice via @mitpress.bsky.social
Tennessee LGBTQ+ organization buys, pays off medical debt through “Burn Debt, Not Books” program tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/17/t...
Tennessee LGBTQ+ organization buys, pays off medical debt through "Burn Debt, Not Books" program • Tennessee Lookout
Queers United In Liberating Tennessee (QUILT) purchased and paid off medical debt through its "Burn Debt, Not Books" program.
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June 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Tennessee LGBTQ+ organization buys, pays off medical debt through “Burn Debt, Not Books” program tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/17/t...
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In expansion and nonexpansion states alike, the near-poor who manage to enroll and stay enrolled in coverage will see their costs increase.
Republicans aim a double-barreled out-of-pocket cost blast at the not-quite poor
In both Medicaid and the ACA marketplace, enrollees with income modestly above 100% FPL will see costs increase
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May 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In expansion and nonexpansion states alike, the near-poor who manage to enroll and stay enrolled in coverage will see their costs increase.
Ain't that the truth.
April 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Ain't that the truth.
Nice spotlight on debt relief in IL. chicagohealthonline.com/undoing-debt/
Undoing Debt
As residents stress over unpaid medical bills, Illinois pilot programs pledge to abolish $1 billion of medical debt.
chicagohealthonline.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Nice spotlight on debt relief in IL. chicagohealthonline.com/undoing-debt/
Am in Durham NC and had a great conversation with this local gentleman about life, community, and comedy. www.wral.com/amp/20009806/
Community comes together to help raise money for legendary Durham shoe shiner
Pierce McKoy has been shining shoes in downtown Durham for decades. McKoy estimates thousands of people have sat in his seat since 1967 including celebrities like Angela Bassett and Jay Leno, and it's...
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March 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Am in Durham NC and had a great conversation with this local gentleman about life, community, and comedy. www.wral.com/amp/20009806/
I'm so upset about this Columbia student being "disappeared" by our government. Where did they put him? I walk by Columbia all the time and think about this happening right here.
March 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm so upset about this Columbia student being "disappeared" by our government. Where did they put him? I walk by Columbia all the time and think about this happening right here.
Undue is an official NYC marathon partner this year so if you're a runner, consider joining us! unduemedicaldebt.org/marathon/
2025 New York City Marathon Undue Medical Debt x 2025 NYC Marathon
Undue x TCS 2025 New York City Marathon Take a Bite Out of Medical Debt New Yorkers, lace up your running shoes and join us in raising funds to support a groundbreaking program right here in the home ...
unduemedicaldebt.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Undue is an official NYC marathon partner this year so if you're a runner, consider joining us! unduemedicaldebt.org/marathon/
I do love my Saturday morning ritual of listening to @onthemedia.bsky.social , but ouch when a quote from Goebbels meets the times. “Joseph Goebbels once declared, “This will always remain one of the best jokes of democracy, that it gave its deadly enemies the means by which it was destroyed.”
February 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I do love my Saturday morning ritual of listening to @onthemedia.bsky.social , but ouch when a quote from Goebbels meets the times. “Joseph Goebbels once declared, “This will always remain one of the best jokes of democracy, that it gave its deadly enemies the means by which it was destroyed.”
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America needs to be lesson to the people of the UK.
November 10, 2024 at 1:36 PM
America needs to be lesson to the people of the UK.
AOC. James Baldwin. There are voices for this moment. Mercilessly clear-eyed. I am grateful.
November 7, 2024 at 2:12 AM
AOC. James Baldwin. There are voices for this moment. Mercilessly clear-eyed. I am grateful.
Ease of hindsight makes us blind to the difficulty of prediction
September 29, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Ease of hindsight makes us blind to the difficulty of prediction
Celebrating our new name Undue Medical Debt. Same mission of erasing people's medical bills. Some didn't like the name RIP Medical Debt, and we needed a new website which showed more of the actual people we've helped and the cool collaborations with community and policy groups. Love my work!
April 17, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Celebrating our new name Undue Medical Debt. Same mission of erasing people's medical bills. Some didn't like the name RIP Medical Debt, and we needed a new website which showed more of the actual people we've helped and the cool collaborations with community and policy groups. Love my work!
Wondering why although most Americans have health insurance, most can't afford care? Because insurance plans are now designed that way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
January 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Wondering why although most Americans have health insurance, most can't afford care? Because insurance plans are now designed that way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Phonics and Medical Debt Relief. Interesting pairing in NYTimes headline from NJ governor speech.
In Speech, New Jersey Governor Backs Phonics and Medical Debt Relief www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/n...
In Speech, New Jersey Governor Backs Phonics and Medical Debt Relief www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/n...
January 10, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Phonics and Medical Debt Relief. Interesting pairing in NYTimes headline from NJ governor speech.
In Speech, New Jersey Governor Backs Phonics and Medical Debt Relief www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/n...
In Speech, New Jersey Governor Backs Phonics and Medical Debt Relief www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/n...
Loved this NPR piece on what it has been like for 2 excellent reporters to write about medical debt for the last year. Click the transcript button if you prefer to read not listen. www.npr.org/2023/12/10/1...
December 12, 2023 at 3:01 AM
Loved this NPR piece on what it has been like for 2 excellent reporters to write about medical debt for the last year. Click the transcript button if you prefer to read not listen. www.npr.org/2023/12/10/1...
"Medical men who frequently go to law to recover fees generally lose more in the end than they gain; not only because such attempts to recover often prove fruitless, but because they excite prejudice and make influential enemies". From 1882 manual for physicians, quoted in this book by Luke Messac.
December 2, 2023 at 8:09 PM
"Medical men who frequently go to law to recover fees generally lose more in the end than they gain; not only because such attempts to recover often prove fruitless, but because they excite prejudice and make influential enemies". From 1882 manual for physicians, quoted in this book by Luke Messac.
Hard enough to have a kid in this country but a high deductible plan pushing you into debt for giving birth! Not the way to run a country. thehill.com/changing-ame...
October 25, 2023 at 2:23 PM
Hard enough to have a kid in this country but a high deductible plan pushing you into debt for giving birth! Not the way to run a country. thehill.com/changing-ame...
It's fine to focus on hospital financial assistance but why not solve the root of the problem? We've designed health insurance to have huge out of pocket. Federal law lists max out of pocket at 9k for a single plan and 18K for family. Insane. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
October 14, 2023 at 7:24 PM
It's fine to focus on hospital financial assistance but why not solve the root of the problem? We've designed health insurance to have huge out of pocket. Federal law lists max out of pocket at 9k for a single plan and 18K for family. Insane. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Morgenmuffel. A delightful German word for a non-morning person
October 9, 2023 at 12:11 PM
Morgenmuffel. A delightful German word for a non-morning person