Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued with medical debt
More than half of the counties in the nation's so-called Diabetes Belt also have high rates of medical debt among their residents, an NPR analysis found.
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More than half of the counties in the nation's so-called Diabetes Belt also have high rates of medical debt among their residents, an NPR analysis found.
More than half of the counties in the nation's so-called Diabetes Belt also have high rates of medical debt among their residents, an NPR analysis found.
More than half of the counties in the nation's so-called Diabetes Belt also have high rates of medical debt among their residents, an NPR analysis found.
The NAACP's DeKalb County Branch recognizes January 1st as Jubilee Day and will host a program on New Year’s Day at 2 p.m., a press release said.
Non-profit uses donations from strangers to pay off medical debt Non-profit pays down medical debt A non-profit organization called RIP Medical Debt is buying and paying off outstanding medical bills for those in need. ATLANTA - It's been more than a decade since Donna Dees' blood sugar skyrocketed, leading to a sudden diabetes diagnosis and two ICU stays. "And those medical bills were just crazy, even after insurance," Dees says. "It was still a lot." The Lithonia, Georgia, independent contractor wasn't working at the time. Donna Dees of Lithonia, Georgia, was surprised to learn the non-pr...