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The Nonprofits and Companies Helping to Fight the Pandemic

It’s been a tough few weeks for everyone. At times, it can feel like the world is unraveling. Whether you’re dealing with sickness, social distancing, working from home for the first time, and/or trying to homeschool kids, it isn’t easy. We all want to get back to normal. We don’t know when that will be, and what normal will look like, but we wanted to point out a few of the organizations, companies, and brands (big and small) that are chipping in to help. While the government has been struggling…

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St. Louis churches found a brilliant way to eliminate $12.9 million in medical debt for more than 11,000 families

Medical debt is a huge problem in America. It’s estimated that 43 million Americans owe $75 billion in past-due medical bills. Medical debt is highest in states that refused to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare). Studies show that in states that expanded Medicaid through the ACA, the percentage of nonelderly, low-income adults with medical debt dropped from 43% to 30% from 2012 to 2015. In states that did not, the number only fell 7%. Missouri has the seventh-highest number of adults 18 to 64 who have…

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