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2020-01-09 09:43:38來源: Atlanta WSB-TV2
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Atlanta Hawks star cancels more than $1 million of medical debt in the city
老鷹明星Trae Young幫忙亞特蘭大貧窮人減免100萬鎂醫療欠費
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young has partnered with RIP Medical Debt
to relieve more than a million dollars in past due medical debts for people
in Atlanta who cannot afford to pay them.
老鷹明星Trae Young與RIP Medical Debt合作，幫忙在亞特蘭大市內付不起醫療費用帳單
的人，總計超過100萬鎂。
“The city of Atlanta has welcomed me with open arms,” said Young. “Giving
back to this community is extremely important to me. I hope these families
can find a bit of relief knowing that their bills have been taken care of as
we enter the New Year.”
「亞特蘭大市從一開始就展開雙臂歡迎我來，」Young說。「回饋社區對我來說是極為重要
的，我希望在新的一年到來時，這些家庭會因為知道他們的帳單已經處理好了之後會覺得
輕鬆一些。」
RIP Medical is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit started in 2014 by two former debt
collectors that uses donated funds to purchase portfolios of bundled medical
debt on the secondary debt market for pennies on the dollar.
RIP Medical是個非營利組織，是在2014年由兩位前債務處理人所成立，他們用募得的資金
去收購次級醫療欠費單。
It specifically buys accounts for those most in need (individuals: two times
or below the federal poverty level, insolvent and/or with debts that are five
percent or more of gross annual income).
他們特別收購那些有需要的人的帳單(低於聯邦貧窮線以下兩倍甚至更低，以及或是欠款大
於年收入5趴以上)。
Young donated $10,000 through the Trae Young Foundation to target relief in
the Greater Atlanta Area.
Young經由他的基金會Trae Young Foundation捐了1萬鎂，去幫助大亞特蘭大區域的人。
Through this charitable act $1,059,186.39 of medical debt will be erased.
透過這個慈善舉動，總計會有105萬9186.39鎂的醫療欠費會被處理好。
The average amount abolished is $1,858 for 570 people. Those benefiting from
relief will receive a branded, RIP yellow envelope, which landed in Atlanta
on January 3.
總共570人，平均每人減免了1858鎂，這些款項會放在RIP的黃色信封寄給這些人。