For more than 100,000 Washingtonians, medical debt weighs on household finances, decreases credit scores, leads to challenges with access to wellness care and results in health disparities that overwhelmingly affect Black D.C. residents.
When IdeaCrew got wind of the medical debt crisis, the local health care tech company used its charitable giving arm in March to pay $12 million in medical bills for 12,000 residents in need of support.
“The beauty is, it’s all done,” said IdeaCrew President Trevor Garner. “If you’re fortunate and got a letter, there’s nothing you need to do. It’s not a scam. You can check your credit report and you will see the debt is gone as we speak. We saw this as an injustice – when…