Our Summer 2024 Campaign initially targeted 14 counties west of Forsyth – in the “High Country.” Many of these counties are very challenged for health care. In July and August, we raised a total of $13,828.90, which included help from Fries Memorial Moravian Church and Moravia Moravian Church, and donations from many individuals. We specified that any “overflow” could be used in any other NC county. At the end, Undue Medical Debt was able to purchase a total of $3,817,084.95 in past-due medical debts owed by 2,544 NC households, spread across 75 on NC’s 100 counties.
The largest individual debt abolished was $5,844 in Stanly County – the smallest was $140 in Transylvania County. In all cases, the debts met Undue Medical Debt’s rigorous standards — the household earns 4x or below the federal poverty level or they have medical debt that is 5 percent or more of their total annual income. The vast majority of cases are closer to Federal Poverty Level.
