Church wipes out $7.8 million in medical debt for nearly 6,000 families

CARMEL, Ind. — An Indiana church is paying off thousands of people’s medical debt, WTHR reports.

Northview Church initially planned to pay off $2 million in debt but other churches got involved to help with the effort.

The church partnered with RIP Medical Debt, which buys debt for pennies on the dollar.

Northview Church was able to pay off $7.8 million in medical bills for nearly 6,000 families.

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