"Study: Erasing Medical Debt Shows Little Impact on Lives"

A study found that despite the nonprofit group R.I.P. Medical Debt relieving Americans of $11 billion in hospital bills, the debt relief did not significantly improve the mental health or credit scores of the debtors, nor did it reduce their likelihood of forgoing medical care. The study, which followed 213,000 people in debt and randomly selected some to work with the nonprofit group, calls into question the impact of the high-profile charity's efforts.