#rip medical debt

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Script 1 of 7 donated by Kripke for our final fundraiser for RIP Medical Debt kicking off on April 25: an early draft of the Supernatural pilot!

Supernatural pilot script signed by Eric Kripke with a note from him on the cover page: "Original pilot that got tossed out — whole different story — enjoy this alternative reality Sam and Dean"

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs plans to cancel $2 billion in medical debt for up to 1 million residents. This is the biggest medical debt cancellation proposal in the country. The Governor plans to use $30 million in federal funds to buy and cancel the debt with RIP Medical Debt.

At least two other states — Connecticut and New Jersey — have moved to erase medical debt owed by their residents, in addition to a growing number of municipal and county governments across the nation.

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[drinkyourvillainjuice]

Monthly donation?

Helloooo, this is your secretary at the keyboard, hitting you with a new jam!

I have donated to this place in the past, and I am sharing it before posting. It is a foundation based on abolishing medical debt in the USA! While the xife and I are not Americans, we do believe that our cousins to the Southern deserve a fair chance at life, and that starts with freeing yourself from the debts from a fraudulent insurance system!

There is a newsletter if you want to subscribe.

Again, thank you for everybody who is letting this happen, and to those who are sharing, liking, and enjoying our work!

For those currently affected by the medical debt system, there is a list of resources that you can have access to right here:

[fuzzyizmit]

Fuzzy's Commissions to Reduce Medical Debt!

I have wanted to do something like this for a while. I can't do much on my own, but maybe my art will help get some people out of a hole. After the commission sheets I will have more info and links.

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Fandoms: Fallout, Dragon Age, D&D

With some references, I am willing to consider anything. Please just ask!

Style: I am sticking to mostly illustrative/chibi/tattoo.

If you have another idea, I will consider it.

YES

Human

Non-Human

Ghouls

Synths

Animals

Furries

Light Gore

Romantic/Saucy

LGBTQ+

NO

Robots/Vehicles

Buildings

Lots of Gore/Body Horror

Nudity/NSFW

Racism/Hate/Bigotry

Underage/Pedo Stuff

Anything I don't/can't do

Complex Backgrounds

How it Works

1. Message me so we can discuss exactly what you want and if I can do it.

2. Once we agree on the subject and price, donate through my Tiltify campaign for RIP Medical Debt.

3. Once the donation is completed, I will put you on the list and start working as soon as I can.

4. I will try and send a WIP shot to make sure I am going in the right direction. I'll send you your art as soon as I finish it. Please keep in mind I have a full time job and a family. Art is something I do for fun. I will get exactly $0 of what you donate. If you are looking for a quick turn around or a piece where you can do massive edits, then I am not the artist for you. This is for charity. Please keep that in mind.

If you have any questions, just message me!

Now... for the important stuff! LINKS!

Tiltify Link. Tiltify is mainly used by streamers to raise money for charity. I chose Tiltify because they are trusted by many people to properly get the donations to the charities and I don't have to deal with any of the money handling.

My goal is to raise $100 for RIP Medical Debt. RIP Medical Debt is a charity that buys medical debt for pennies on the dollar and forgives it. They have been around for a while and I trust them. For every $100 they forgive $100000 of debt.

Here is a link to see my creative pursuits

Here is my Art Fight page to see more examples of my work.

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Connecticut governor Ned Lamont has announced a joint plan between the state government and the non-profit group RIP Medical Debt to abolish approximately $650 million in medical debt, using the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.

[sittinwithyou]

Polishing the Site

As I was set upon polishing the site this Monday evening, I came across this picture on my home page and I was like… ‘Farewell, sweet prince.’ I axed it and the Bonfire link I had associated with it because… well, if I’m going to try to gain traction with a good donation drive and my own merch (which I’m giving 50% of the profits for that towards RIPMedicalDebt.org), I don’t to murk up the waters by leaving a practically dead fish in the waves.

Go to the site if you’d like. I think I have like… 2? shirts there. If you like them, pick them up. But I’m pretty happy making items born from conversations I’ve had with friends, strangers, and the folks on my Discord. I’m exceptionally happy with the way the sticker and phones cases turned out.

The design :

The Band Day’d Solution (above) came from a conversation I had with a stranger in a farmer’s market. She told me about how she looked at her son’s itemized bill from a visit to the ER. On there was a bandage that was priced at $25. This was not a full-body wrapping, either. This was one you give to a kid for an ‘ouchie’.

Ridiculous.

So, I had my good friend Ryan Bray (Delighted Ghost) whip up some smooth bandages, paid him for his time, and put the rest together.

Now I have a badge to hold up and rally under when the US medical system tries to gouge me or anyone else.

ASK FOR ITEMIZED BILLS.

FIGHT THE BILL.

It’s well within your right.

[dantayy]

Here's all the Playstation-ary VODs for your viewing pleasure (day 4 is in the process of being re-uploaded plz no bulli I know how to count)! Linked in the description are all the charities we were raising money for.  Hope to do this all again some time!

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The 5th script of 7 donated by Eric Kripke as a raffle prize for our final fundraiser for RIP Medical Debt (kicking off on April 25) is...

4.22 "Lucifer Rising" (his director's copy!)

[histrionic-dragon]

This is really quite beautiful and quietly inspiring, especially the bit at the end about Casey McIntyre, who died of cancer a few weeks ago and who wanted to raise money to abolish other people's medical debt instead of flowers for her funeral. That is a really kind and powerful thing to do.

The fundraising for that is through RIP Medical Debt, which I've mentioned before. A penny destroys a dollar of debt, so basically, for your typical overpriced Starbucks seasonal drink, you can wipe out more than $500 of debt for someone.

It's Thanksgiving in the USA. I believe that gratitude for good things generally inspires people to share good things. If you have time and $5 (their minimum donation), consider expressing your gratitude for the good things in life by making a good thing happen for someone else.

Here's the link specific to Casey: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/campaign/andrewrosegregory-47569/?

And here's the general donation link: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/?form=donate

[stinkybrowndogs]

I was gifted a button maker and it broke as soon as I used it 🫠

[cinematicnomad]

andew is my brother-in-law's best friend, and next weekend i'll be in nyc to take care of my niece while he and my sister attend casey's memorial. if you're able, i'd encourage you to donate to her medical debt cancellation fund (the original goal was to raise $20k which would have covered $2M...now they've raised over $650k to wipe out about $60M) to help join in the cause in her honor.

[dantayy]

DECEMBER 16TH W/ @dawnshadowx3 & COREY, MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW AND HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

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WHATS THIS? LEAGUE WITH A METAL CHAIR?

got invited to join a City of Mist campaign my buddy is running, so here's the new and improved Liam 'Leagues' Boerd! their mythos is the inuit goddes Sedna, and they're a city park ranger for Old York City (name pending)

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btw while people continue to fight the system don't forget about Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt), a charity that buys and forgives medical debt. on average a donation of $10 will forgive $1,000 of medical debt.

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Eric Kripke himself has resurrected us for one last fundraiser for RIP Medical Debt by donating SEVEN signed Supernatural scripts 🧡💚💙

Kick off is on 4/25: We got work to do.

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The first post by Tumblr user @‌reasonandempathy starts with a series of images comprising a Twitter thread posted by Sayed Tabatabai, MD @‌TheRealDoctorT at 5:01PM UTC 16 September 2020:

“Why do you want to be a doctor?” I answer without hesitation, “I want to help people.” “There are many ways to help people.” “I want to save lives.” “There are many ways to do that too. So I’ll ask you again, why do you want to be a doctor?” “Because I believe in it.” I think about that exchange now and then, some times more than others. Why do we do the things we do? What do we really believe in? My next clinic patient is one I’ve known for many years. He is visiting me today via Zoom. I always look forward to talking to him. As soon as the visit begins, I notice that his camera is angled off-center so I can’t get a clear look at his face. I ask if he can adjust it, but he says he’s having technical issues. No problem. I can adapt. It isn’t just the camera though. Something feels off today. Almost immediately I can tell that he sounds subdued. He isn’t cracking his usual jokes. I’m comfortable with silence, even in the heart of a busy clinic day. Silence is often where the healing happens. After asking how he’s doing, I let the silence between us grow. The question, when he asks it, is one I don’t expect. “Doc, which kills you faster? Blood pressure you don’t control, or blood sugar you don’t control?” The surprise on my face must register, because he explains further. “I just can’t afford all these medications anymore.” He continues. “The way I see it, doc, I only need to stick around 4 or 5 more years. That’s how long my pet dog has left, then I ain’t got no more family and it’s me all on my own. So I figure maybe take the diabetes ones and skip the blood pressure? Or every other day?” As I review his meds and start discussing our options with him, he adds one last remark. “And I’m real sorry doc. I know we go back a ways, but I can’t afford my co-pay. I’ll pay you later. Promise.” And just like that, I understand why his camera is angled. And just like that, I’m again struck by the cruel illusion of what I do. The system I’m part of. This patient did everything right; got insurance, paid his taxes. And he still has to barter years of his life. And he can’t bring himself to look me in the eyes as he does so. Our healthcare system is too often unethical, immoral, unsustainable. The insurance paradigm is focused on revenue generation. It strips the basic human dignity from patients, to the point where they can’t even make eye contact anymore. I know that I’m part of this system. He’s old enough to be my father. Some part of me imagines that he is my father. Tears threaten my vision, as a hot anger floods me. Now I wish I could angle my camera away. I ask him if I can write about him. Because people need to know. His response lingers with me. “Sure you can doc. But people already know. Lots of people deal with this. It ain’t that people don’t know. It’s just that nobody cares. Nobody gives enough of a damn to change anything. Nobody… cares.” The visit ends. My Zoom window closes. His window closes too. I feel it. There’s something insidious here. A casual cruelty we’re all complicit in. “I can’t go to rehab, insurance won’t cover it.” “Insurance won’t pay for that medication.” “I can’t afford any of this.” “I’m uninsured.” This isn’t right. None of this is right. Twenty years ago, I gave a medical school interview. I wore my best suit. I sat up straight. I said I believed in medicine. I meant it. Some part of me once burned brightly, but that fire is down to flickering embers. Our lives mean more than this. More than this.

This is followed by a screenshot of a tweet by Albert Lee @‌AlbertLee2020:

In America, you and your doctor can both agree that you need a surgery but you have to get permission from a third-party for-profit insurance company or it can't be paid for. It's called freedom.

Tumblr user @‌reasonandempathy's post was then reblogged by Tumblr user @‌nateconnolly, who added a link to the donor page of recommended charity RIP Medical Debt (a charity that buys medical debt and forgives it), as well as a screenshot rating its trustworthiness as a organization to be supported with donations:

Rating Information Great This charity's score is 100%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence. This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores, weighted as follows: 32% Accountability & Finance, 50% Impact & Results, 7% Leadership & Adaptability, 10% Culture & Community. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.

Our system is broken.  It is cruel.  It is dehumanizing, degrading, and it’s vile nature is so, so unnecessary.

We need universal healthcare today in America.  We needed it 40 years ago.  It’s cheaper, it’s simpler, it’s more efficient, it’s more effective and it is so, so, so much less cruel than what we have.

Additional sources/references:

Universal Healthcare Cost in America would be cheaper by trillions of dollars

The US has worse life expectancies than socialized healthcare countries

We have worse generalized healthcare results

We have the most expensive care

Our system is so cruel and unique that doctors from other countries literally can’t believe what happens here

I can’t tell you where or how to activate to help solve this.  There are politicians, groups, and activists pushing for this in so many ways.  I can tell you when, though.

Now.