Snapchat CEO and wife erase medical debt for thousands of Californians — see if you’re eligible

Hundreds of thousands of Californians are about to get an unexpected financial lifeline after Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and his wife, supermodel Miranda Kerr, helped erase a staggering $550 million in medical debt. The couple made a multimillion-dollar donation to Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit that purchases unpaid medical bills in bulk from hospitals, physician groups and collection agencies at a steep discount before canceling the debt for qualifying patients. Beginning in mid-July, more than 261,000 Californians whose balances were eliminated will reportedly receive letters notifying them that their medical debt has been forgiven. The couple made a multimillion-dollar donation to Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit that bundles unpaid medical bills and cancels the debt for qualifying patients. Undue Medical Debt said it has now eliminated more than $40 billion in medical debt across all 50 states. Facebook/Undue Medical Debt “When someone you love is sick, all you want to do is focus on helping them get better,” Kerr, founder of skincare company KORA Organics, said in a video with Spiegel. “That’s why we wanted to support this effort and help relieve medical debt, so families can focus on caring for their loved ones and really supporting their healing.” The
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