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Austin church erases $14 million in medical debt for nearly 11,000 people
Original: An Austin church helped erase $14 million in medical debt for 10,865 people
A church in Austin, Texas has helped wipe out $14 million in medical debt affecting 10,865 people. The debt relief effort was reported by the Austin American-Statesman. The announcement has drawn attention for the scale of the debt cancelled and the number of individuals freed from burdensome medical bills.
Why now: The unusually large scale of charitable debt relief is drawing attention to rising medical debt in the US.
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