npub163uxjp6rdqg6v2pnnrh557v25gauuvz20h340vc4uah6c03rymaqxt7jz3 (npub163u…7jz3) A church my friend goes to in Tennessee, buys local medical debt and finds the patients and sends them a letter to let them know their debt is paid off.
They worked out that it was the best financial thing they could do to help out their community.
My friend told me about it 10 or 15 years ago. I thought it was a cool idea.
I also heard that if you have an emergency, not covered by insurance, you can negotiate the cost down if you talk to the accounts dept while still in hospital.