A recent survey by the Commonwealth Fund found that 41% of Americans have problems with medical bills or problems paying off medical debt. So how do you avoid medical debt and the unexpectedly large medical bills that cause it? End Medical Debt, founded in 2014, is a charity that uses algorithms to locate unpaid medical debt, buy it and forgive it. In case you’re wondering, you can't apply to End Medical Debt. GettyOf course, it’s better to stay out of medical debt than to have to deal with it later.

Source: Forbes May 25, 2019 22:41 UTC