By Rachel N. Madison
Reporting Texas
Dollar For executive Jared Walker, left, takes a selfie with Let’s Crush Medical Debt members and other allies at the Texas Capitol where they sought the Legislature’s help in requiring hospitals to tell patients about charity care options. Photo courtesy of Jared Walker
In 2020, Austin resident Zachary Cook was run over by a car while walking down a sidewalk. After several weeks in a hospital for severe injuries, he returned home to find a $78,000 medical bill in the mail.
Unable to pay, Cook searched for assistance online and found Dollar For, a national nonprofit that helps patients navigate medical debt and health care expense reduction programs.
With Dollar For’s…