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Our ForgiveCo Partner, Craig Antico, Given the “Beloved Community Spotlight” by the Martin Luther King Center

From the earliest days of the charity we co-created (RIP Medical Debt), I saw in day-to-day action the qualities that the Beloved Community Awards ...

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Guest Viewpoint

My Life is a Drain on My Family

Our floor is gone in the bathroom, the back deck is falling in, there is a hole in the kitchen floor, the toilet in the basement is broken, the house needs an overhaul, there are broken windows, the garage needs repair, the yard is terrible… …and...

Marshall Allen – We Veterans Hardly Knew Ye

(News article May 21, 2024– Marshall Allen, a Tenacious Health Care Journalist, Dies at 52) One of the major commitments we made when founding End Veteran Debt (EVD) was not only to forgive noxious debt, but to proactively educate men and women of the military how to avoid financial pitfalls and...

End Veteran Debt and SupportVets Announce the Launch of the SupportVetApp Website and Their High-Tech/High Impact Partnership

Some people simply cannot help sharing their bounty. Actually, driven to share it, in the case of Army veteran Walter Brock. As someone medically separated from the US Army and comfortably nestled in his specialty of real estate development, he developed, as he says, “A growing concern that I w...

Securing Financial Stability: A Guide for Young Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life

For young veterans transitioning from military to civilian life, attaining financial stability is a crucial step towards a successful future. This period of adjustment requires not only a change in lifestyle but also a transformation in how one manages their finances. By employing strategic finan...

He wiped out $10B in medical debt. Now he’s battling veteran debt

After launching a nonprofit that’s eliminated more than $10 billion of medical debt in the U.S., a Navy veteran is seeking to relieve the burden of debt for his fellow former service members. Jerry Ashton leveraged his experience in the debt collection industry to launch Undue Medical Debt, form...

The Healthcare Maze - Debt Day National Campaign

We are pleased to have Jerry Ashton with us. Jerry, has been on the program before. He's a former Navy journalist best known for co founding the national charity R.I. P. Medical debt, which is now Undue Medical Debt. Jerry has launched a new charity called End Veteran Debt.org. This new charity i...

Military Veterans in Journalism to participate in “Operation Debt-Day”

A new yearlong initiative called “Debt-Day” launching today seeks to eliminate $80 million worth of debt, some predatory, some of necessity that military veterans owe to collections agencies and lenders. Financial distress is a known predictor of suicide, and it has wreaked havoc on veterans an...

Voices of D-Day – Stars and Stripes Interviews with Those Who Were There

June 6, 2024 is the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, when Allied forces launched a naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. By way of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation, Stars and Stripes is sharing these heroic stories. To learn how truly indebted...

Dear Citizen: Medical Massage Therapists Serving Veterans Are Disputing Payment Terms with the VA. Now, It’s YOUR Problem

For some time now, End Veteran Debt (EVD) has been engaged in making visible an implacable position regarding equitable payment being taken by the VA in a dispute between this agency and Medical Massage Therapists (MMTs). A dispute that, if not settled soon, will cost the veteran dearly in access...

Health Insurer Admits “Mistake” – and Still Sticks Disabled Veteran With $110,000 in Medical Bills

[Editor's note: the newsletter mentioned in this article refers to Allen Health Academy - Marshall Allen's newsletter] Here’s the good news: Marshall Allen of Allen Health Academy used his paid subscribers' monies to come to the rescue. The second good news: Veteran Mission Possible's Jerry Asht...

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