Report: 20% of adults in the U.S. donated to crowdfunding campaigns to cover medical costs
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Have you ever donated to someone’s GoFundMe campaign? Perhaps scrolled by a tweet or Facebook post asking people to donate to someone’s surgery or medication cost? According to a new survey from the nonpartisan NORC at the University of Chicago, an estimReport: 20% of adults in the U.S. donated to crowdfunding campaigns to cover medical costs
Have you ever donated to someone’s GoFundMe campaign? Perhaps scrolled by a tweet or Facebook post asking people to donate to someone’s surgery or medication cost? According to a new survey from the nonpartisan NORC at the University of Chicago, an estimated 8 million American adults have created crowdfunding campaigns for themselves (or someone in their household) to pay for health treatments or medical bills. A full 20% of adults say they’ve donated to someone else’s crowdfunding effort, which, put another way, is about 50 million people. Given that medical debt is one of the top reasons people file for bankruptcy, crowdfunding medical costs makes sense, but the numbers are a big reminder that we need health care reform—and soon. Read more