Publisher's Corner
Artists and Journalists and Whistleblowers, Oh My: the “Secret Sauce” to Making a Dent and Ending Veteran Suicide?
First, the news. Then, the bad news. Then, a question or two. Then, Eureka! the good news.
Are you aware that September is Suicide Prevention and ...
Guest Viewpoint
How I Have Determined that Civilian and Military Communities Must Connect
A wildly diverse group of 51 people converged on 9/9/25 at Fordham University in New York City for the End Veteran Debt Micro Summit. Why? To bridge the gap between the civilian and military communities and to raise awareness of debt as a risk fac...
The Healthcare Maze #8 - Veterans Medical Debt
We continue our discussion of medical debt in the U.S. This episode focuses on veterans medical debt. We are pleased to have Jerry Ashton as a guest on the podcast. Jerry Ashton is a four-decade executive in the credit and collections industry. In 2011 he was inspired by his experience with the Occupy Wall Street movement . In 2014 he co-founded RIP Medical Debt, a 501(C)(3) charity dedicated to buying and abolishing unpaid and unpayable medical debt. In 2021 he established a public benefit corporation called “Let’s Rethink This” (www.LetsRethinkThis.com) . At present he is now focused on relieving our veterans of unpaid VA medical debt in a campaign called End Vet Med Debt (#EndVetMedDebt).
Originally published at Buzz Sprout
