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Financial services company EarnIn partnered with nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to erase $13.9 million in debt from 9,908 low-income Bexar County residents last week.
Bexar County was one of three counties, including Maricopa County in Arizona and Clark County in Nevada, which received millions in medical debt relief through the partnership.
EarnIn CEO Ram Palaniappan said clearing medical debt was in line with what his business does for people.
What were focused on is helping people get financial momentum, Palaniappan said. Were able to do that by letting people get access to their pay when they …
Read the full article at: https://www.tpr.org/technology-entrepreneurship/2023-09-30/13-9-million-in-medical-debt-erased-for-nearly-10-000-bexar-county-residents-last-week