Podcast appearances and mentions of jerry ashton

PRESIDENTIAL DEMENTIA; VETERANS' MEDICAL DEBT; A GENERAL STRIKE & THE NEED FOR DIGITAL ORGANIZING Medical specialist DR. NANCY NIPARKO opens GREEP Zoom #220 with a direct quote from Donald Trump and a diagnostic prognosis. Financial organizer JERRY ASHTON tells us his organizing has helped retire $45 billion in medical debt for more than 5 million people, including thousands of veterans, many of whom have thus avoided suicide. Poet Laureate MIMI GERMAN tells us of HEIDI STRANGE-SKY LAMBERT,  who was duly elected mayor of Waldport, Oregon, only to be forcefully removed by the bad bully she was duly elected to remove as mayor.  Heidi's amazing story of being bullied out of the mayor's office is going global. The story of Elon Musk's pro-apartheid parents follows in sequence with our discussion of the rise of Trumpian fascism. Long-time activist DOROTHY REIK expresses her intense dismay that the LA Dodgers went to see Trump in the White House, and calls for a general strike. Having attended the Bernie/AOC rally in Los Angeles, MYLA RESON also references Trump's desire to have “home growns” shipped to death camps in El Salvador. Taking the next step in electronic organizing is directed by LEE FELSENSTEIN toward business cards with QR codes leading to central organizing data bases with the technical help they need. The question of our organizing focus is raised by our steadfast engineer STEVE CARUSO raising the issue of upcoming rallies in central Ohio. The notion of a General Strike is seconded by ALEX WILLIAMS, who warns that pain will be involved, and that we must not be split up by race & gender. The need for general solidarity is underlined by co-convenor MIKE HERSH. Solar homeowner PAUL NEWMAN wonders how we can find the dictatorship's pivotal weakness.   The scourge of the “Christian Nationalist” right wing is rooted out by DAVID BROWN whose podcast demands the protection of religious diversity and rights, especially in Oklahoma, whose governor is erasing the lines between church & state.   From DAVID NADER we get a confirmation for a General Strike and a boycott against paying the bills of utility companies destroying our Earth.

We start GREEP Zoom #203 with a gorgeous poem from our Laureate MIMI GERMAN, enhanced by our meeting on BEETHOVEN'S birthday. We then, with a shout-out from MYLA RESON, visit the horrendous case of LEONARD PELTIER, as well as the one of STEVE DONZIGER. TATANKA BRICCA promises to contact CHASE IRON EYES for next week's gathering. JOHN STEINER reminds us that 34 Members of Congress have written Biden asking for Leonard's freedom. KARLA SAND and HEDY TRIPP report in from Minnesota on choices for a new Chair of the Democratic National Committee. The great JERRY ASHTON reports in on his campaign to erase medical debt, having helped retire many billions in medical debt. We are then joined by the great GREG PALAST who tells us what we do & do not know about mass disenfranchisement in the 2024 election. ELENA RUMIANTSEVA, LYNN FEINERMAN, CHARLOTTE DENNETT, DONALD SMITH also contribute important insights. Engineer STEVE CARUSO adds his belief that all is not well with the 2024 outcome. YONNA PATTON & STELLA FAIR introduce the diversity issue to our screen.  ROB KALL checks in from Op Ed News. PAUL NEWMAN gives kudos to Greg from Santa Monica. MELISSA RICHARDSON HALL & STEVEN HOFFMAN add critical insights. MIKE HERSH introduces his pal PAT ELDER, who takes us on a deep dive into the filthy world of military waste & PFAS. DOUG KRAGOE promises us to bring some expertise on fluoridization for our December 23 gathering. See you then!!!

In this compelling discussion, Jerry Ashton, a U.S. Navy Veteran and Co-Founder of RIP Medical Debt, shares his journey in founding End Veteran Debt and ForgiveCo. He talks about the staggering debt burdens many veterans face and the mission to lift this weight off their shoulders. Drawing from his extensive experience in the debt collection industry, Jerry explains how his organizations work to purchase and forgive debt, providing veterans with a fresh start. He also delves into the broader issues of medical debt in America, the impact of debt on veterans' mental health, and his commitment to supporting veterans through innovative solutions like Operation Debt Day.

On this edition of Parallax Views, former Navy journalist and ex-debt collector Jerry Ashton joins the show to discuss the End Veteran Debt campaign. As previously mentioned, Jerry was a debt collector, but Occupy Wall Street changed all of that. Inspired by the Occupy movement, Jerry went from being a debt collector to a "debt for-giver" and helped co-found the RIP Medical Debt (now known as Undue Medical Debt) 501 charity. Now he's turned his attention to the issue of veterans' debts. Believe it or not many veterans from the U.S. armed forces face debt struggles and the VA is unable in many circumstances to provide all that it can for them. As such, Jerry and other have started what they call "Operation D-Day". Not D-Day as in WWII, however. But rather Operation Debt Day to help veterans with their debts. Find out all about it on this edition of Parallax Views!

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RETIRE MEDICAL DEBT; SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING We start GREEP zoom #177 with the great JERRY ASHTON and the amazing campaign to free the American public from medical debt. Jerry announces the inauguration of his game-changing campaign which is taking on the debt of veterans while saving them from PTSD, suicide, poverty and more. Among other things, Jerry tells us that his RIP Medical Debt campaign has retired more than $11 BILLION in life-destroying arrears lifted from more than 8 MILLION American citizens. Don't miss his descriptions of his astonishingly effective UNDUE operation that YOU can help. Our second hour features RAY MCCLENDON with a terrifying description of voter suppression bills being forced through the Georgia Legislature to deny the right to vote. The bills (of course) target mostly the communities of color, and have spread throughout the United States. The anti-democracy campaign comes with violent MAGA terror against citizens who may want to work at the polls to guarantee a democratic proceeding. Journalist STEVE ROSENFELD joins us from Arizona to amplify the national perspective on this fascist horror show. We further hear from STEVE CARUSO, MIKE HERSH, WENDI LEDERMAN, LYNNE FEINERMAN and JOHN BRAKEY on this unprecedented crisis. Unless we all get active, we will lose both our democracy and our planet.  We know what to do…we have no choice but to win.

It is a misconception that our veterans receive free or affordable healthcare. As much as $6 Billion in veteran and military medical debt is burdening our bravest.  https://endveterandebt.org/ is the parent initiative Jerry Ashton's group of several campaigns to mitigate the harms that can impact veterans including risk of suicide, unemployment, addiction, and poor health.   https://endveterandebt.org/campaigns. One campaign that this report focuses on is the campaign to End Veteran Medical Debt. Ways you can support this campaign are detailed. They include Signing a petition, contacting your congressperson, and following on Facebook and Twitter. Jerry's group has been also working for years on retiring medical debt for the general public with RIP Medical Debt.org. To date, that initiative has retired about $10 Billion in medical debt; erasing that burden from the lives of 7 million americans.  Duration:13:35  Recorded 2023-11-09   Our published content is on our podcast host http://democracycast.libsyn.com    Send Listener feedback by sending an email to:    democracycast@earthlink.net    More Social Media Links for Democracy Watch News   http://www.DemocracyWatchNews.org    https://twitter.com/dwatchnews?lang=en  Account Suspended    https://facebook.com/dwatchnews     https://www.instagram.com/democracywatchnews/    https://www.linkedin.com/company/35464830    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhWxBiRG-01eLS9A_vlVuA    We also augment the news on Twitter globally Asia-Eastern Augments/covers news for West Asia, North Africa & Central Asia #democracy #HumanRights #PressFreedom #environment #OpenGov Asia-Pacific Augments/covers news for South & SE Asia, & The Pacific  #HumanRights #PressFreedom #Environment #OpenGov #News #East Europe Augments/covers news throughout Europe  #Democracy #HumanRights #PressFreedom #PublicPolicy #MediaEthics #environment #transparency International  Augments/covers news for more than 190 countries each month.  An independent-global news-service, Democracy Watch News covers #democracy #HumanRights #NonviolentConflict #PressFreedom #journalism #mediaEthics #Environment. Latin America & South Atlantic Augments/covers news for Latin America & South Atlantic. #HumanRights #OpenGov #PressFreedom #NonviolentConflict #Environment in #SouthAmerica #Caribbean #CentralAmerica. North America Augments/covers news for USA Canada Mexico and the North Pacific. #Mexico #Canada #USA stories/events affecting #democracy #humanrights #journalism #opengov #environment. Sub Saharan Africa Augments/covers news for Sub Saharan Africa #News #WestAfrica #CentralAfrica #EastAfrica #SouthernAfrica #HumanRights #PressFreedom #Environment     Our production team and theme music    Democracy Watch News is currently produced by volunteers. Please donate,  we are now a 501c3 charitable nonprofit in the USA. Donations are tax deductible.     Please share with your networks.   Spanish Credits   Nuestro contenido publicado en nuestro host de podcast http://democracycast.libsyn.com    Envíe los comentarios de los oyentes enviando un correo electrónico a: democracycast@earthlink.net    http://www.DemocracyWatchNews.org  https://twitter.com/dwatchnews?lang=en    https://facebook.com/dwatchnews    https://www.instagram.com/democracywatchnews/  https://www.linkedin.com/company/35464830  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhWxBiRG-01eLS9A_vlVuA    Nuestro equipo de producción y tema musical https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rnPeRDB3JTrr80N_NlLmUM7nEzrRejw8-5qFYd45W5M/edit?usp=sharing   Actualmente, Democracy Watch News es producido por voluntarios. Por favor, done en https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=FQZHMRJUTN5XU  Ahora somos una organización benéfica sin fines de lucro 501c3. Las donaciones son deducibles de impuestos.    Por favor comparte con tus redes.  

WILL TAYLOR'S SUPER-BOWL DECIDE THE PRESIDENCY?  + PAY OFF MEDICAL DEBT     We blitz at the beginning wIth MYLA RESON announcing job availability to run the upcoming election for the Pacifica Radio Network, confirming the democratic control of the nation's oldest progressive media network.   We then open with PROF. MICHAEL ZWEIG, who checks in on the current progress of the Poor People's Campaign.   TATANKA BRICCA, WENDI LEDERMAN, RAY MCCLENDON, JUSTIN LEBLANC, HEDY TRIPP and others fuel our deep dive into the tortured political realities of TAYLOR SWIFT & America's number one professional sport right now.   JERRY ASHTON joins us to explain his amazingly successful campaign to retire medical debt, a cause now being considered by the states of Connecticut and New Jersey.  Jerry's work has retired $11 billion of medical debt among the general population, and is now moving heavily into retiring the medical debt of veterans.   As part of this critical discussion, DAVID SALTMAN reports on the astonishing ordeal of his sister, who has been crippled by a tree falling in San Francisco's recent wind storm.  Only her union medical coverage will save her from bankruptcy.    DR. NANCY NIPARKO then joins us with a fascinating, important and truly memorable report on the desperate need for a single-payer Medicare-for-All system to cover the medical costs of all Americans.  Dr. Niparko's genius presentation underscores one of the most important challenges average Americans, whose number one cause for financial bankruptcy stems from an inability to pay their doctor bills.   Nancy's presentation is joined by PAUL NEWMAN, a major activist in grassroots California's campaign for single-payer universal coverage of medical care.   CAMILLA REES asks the critical question about who would oppose universal care and why.   After comments from MIKE HERSH, Dave, Wendi, Myla and Justin, we leave the question to be answered through the ages.  

For Beyond 50's "Finance" talks, listen to an interview with Jerry Ashton. He is the CEO and founder of Let's Rethink This. He arrives at that position from his key role in co-founding one of America's fastest-growing and most impactful charities, RIP Medical Debt. Since its founding in 2014, it has raised enough funds to enable it to purchase – and forgive – over $4 billion in un-payable medical debt to positively affect the lives of over 2.5 million Americans. Ashton is doing the same for veterans who are mired in medical debt. An average of 44 veterans a day are committing suicide. A significant number of them were in debt "up to their ears." Ashton is committed to reversing this trend by asking the VA Hospital System to release its billions of dollars in unpaid veteran medical debt for full and total forgiveness. Tune in to Beyond 50: America's Variety Talk Radio Show on the natural, holistic, green and sustainable lifestyle. Visit https://www.Beyond50Radio.com and sign up for our Exclusive Updates.

HOW TO RETIRE BILLION$$$ IN DEFAULTED MEDICAL DEBT   Our premier guest JERRY ASHTON has retired Billions of dollars in medical debt, freeing millions of American citizens from the burden of servitude to global corporate loan sharks.   Ashton's legendary RIP Medical Debt organization uses contributions to pay off overdue bills run up in hospitals and elsewhere, but bought by predatory collection agencies and then turned against ordinary citizens.   Begun at the Occupy Wall Street actions many years ago, Ashton has used thousands of private donations to liberate many many families from unsustainable financial burdens.   RIP Medical Debt was famously featured by John Oliver on his “Last Week Tonight” Show, in which Oliver donated Big Money to liberate many many families from their overdue payments.   Jerry is a captivating, personable presenter who gives us a full hour of breakthrough brilliance that has made a very real difference in many many lives.  Don't miss his wonderful presentation!  And much, much more! Stephen C

A Veterans Initiative: Rethinking Heroes Radio Programming Rethinking Heroes Radio Programming The Problem - Veteran Suicide and Unpayable Medical Debt Not nearly enough Americans are aware of or are acting on the problems facing veterans. Veterans are committing suicide at a rate of 44 per day. It is estimated that as much as $6 billion in unpaid medical debt is owed by former service members through the VA system. If only people really understood the depth of the problem… The Solution - Public Broadcast Radio's Educated Audiences A weekly morning drive-time public radio program called Rethinking Heroes has been launched this month, with award-winning radio host Cary Harrison at the helm. Broadcasting every Friday from famed KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles at 9-10 a.m. PST, 12-1 p.m. EDT, this compelling dig-deep program gives airing to positive approaches and creative thinking to vet issues. Be they veteran or civilian, corporations or charities, corporations or individuals, physicians or technologists, we spotlight the solutions they bring to the table. Thanks to this LA flagship station and Cary's following in AM radio, Rethinking Heroes has access to a crosscontinent network of 300 AM and FM affiliates. KPFK having outreach to America's 2nd largest market with a DMA of 14 million people. Broadcasts are also delivered via Spotify, iHeart Radio, iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Amazon Alexa, Tune-in, and Podcaster as well as cross-platform streaming video. The Campaign Rethinking Heroes Supports – Veteran Mission Possible Veteran Mission Possible is a campaign launched and manned by veterans and veteran advocates with the intention to build a coalition of enough likeminded individuals and organizations to, by sheer numbers if nothing else, persuade the VA to make available the vet med debt on its books for full and complete forgiveness. No hoops to jump through. No strings attached. This can be done. Not by raising money - by raising awareness. Campaign Director and Navy veteran Jerry Ashton, Founder of Let's Rethink This and co-founder of the widely acclaimed 501(c)(3) charity RIP Medical Debt which so far has relieved five million Americans of over $7 billion in medical bills, intends to duplicate that success – this time for veterans. Through Jerry's Public Benefit (“B”) Corp Let's Rethink This and by using its unique Searchlight/Spotlight/Ignite formula, every approach will be made to see that positive stories about our heroes are out there, week after week. Partnering with Co-Producers, Associate Producers and Benefactors Each program will feature two Co-Producers whose funding makes the programming possible. Each is eligible to be interviewed for 7 to 9 minutes, presented during live airtime to unveil their remedies and their organizational and personal mission. Co-producers and their teams will work closely with radio host Cary Harrison to create 30-second commercials for AM stations - dedicated exclusively to the co-producer's services, products, or charitable works. Commercials for the Co-Producer will air several times a day for 30 days from the original FM public radio airing. The value to this partner? Our educated and socially conscious listeners are 88% more likely to buy products and services from companies that support lifestyle & independent radio and which positive economic and social benefits to the community. If you want to learn more about the role, responsibility, and benefit of being a Co-producer, Associate Producer or Benefactor, write info@RethinkingHeroes.com. Veteran-run businesses and charities especially invited! https://anchor.fm/jack-bosma3/episodes/A-Veterans-Initiative-Rethinking-Heroes-Radio-Programming-e1vv4mk #veterans #initiative #invitation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackbosma/message

Just in time for Veterans Day 2022: Jerry Ashton, co-founder of RIP Medical Debt, the nonprofit which has empowered donors to forgive more than $7 billion in medical debt for more than 4 million Americans, returns to update Dr. Virgie on how to really say Thank you for your service to our military veterans. Go to endveteranmedicaldebt.com to call your Congressperson, sign the petition, and spread the word to thank and take care of those who take care of us. https://endveteranmedicaldebt.com #endvetmeddebt

Just in time for Veterans Day 2022: Jerry Ashton, co-founder of RIP Medical Debt, the nonprofit which has empowered donors to forgive more than $7 billion in medical debt for more than 4 million Americans, returns to update Dr. Virgie on how to really say Thank you for your service to our military veterans. Go to endveteranmedicaldebt.com to call your Congressperson, sign the petition, and spread the word to thank and take care of those who take care of us. https://endveteranmedicaldebt.com #endvetmeddebt

Just in time for Veterans Day 2022: Jerry Ashton, co-founder of RIP Medical Debt, the nonprofit which has empowered donors to forgive more than $7 billion in medical debt for more than 4 million Americans, returns to update Dr. Virgie on how to really say Thank you for your service to our military veterans. Go to endveteranmedicaldebt.com to call your Congressperson, sign the petition, and spread the word to thank and take care of those who take care of us. https://endveteranmedicaldebt.com #endvetmeddebt

Understanding our own mental health and living better is on everyone's mind these days. Joining us to talk about how we can create a brighter future is Dr. Armin Hoes, who is a board certified psychiatrist and helps his patients through a unique blend of psychotherapy and wellness coaching. On this week's segment of “What Your Medical Debt Doctor Wants You to Know” I chat with Jerry Ashton, who is the co-founder of “RIP Medical Debt”, an industry-changing nonprofit which has empowered donors to forgive more than $6 billion in medical debt for 3,500,000+ Americans. He is also Campaign Director for #EndVetMedDebt, which is working to demand the Veterans Administration to forgive unpaid medical debt for American veterans.

Understanding our own mental health and living better is on everyone's mind these days. Joining us to talk about how we can create a brighter future is Dr. Armin Hoes, who is a board certified psychiatrist and helps his patients through a unique blend of psychotherapy and wellness coaching. On this week's segment of “What Your Medical Debt Doctor Wants You to Know” I chat with Jerry Ashton, who is the co-founder of “RIP Medical Debt”, an industry-changing nonprofit which has empowered donors to forgive more than $6 billion in medical debt for 3,500,000+ Americans. He is also Campaign Director for #EndVetMedDebt, which is working to demand the Veterans Administration to forgive unpaid medical debt for American veterans.

Understanding our own mental health and living better is on everyone's mind these days. Joining us to talk about how we can create a brighter future is Dr. Armin Hoes, who is a board certified psychiatrist and helps his patients through a unique blend of psychotherapy and wellness coaching. On this week's segment of “What Your Medical Debt Doctor Wants You to Know” I chat with Jerry Ashton, who is the co-founder of “RIP Medical Debt”, an industry-changing nonprofit which has empowered donors to forgive more than $6 billion in medical debt for 3,500,000+ Americans. He is also Campaign Director for #EndVetMedDebt, which is working to demand the Veterans Administration to forgive unpaid medical debt for American veterans by this Veterans Day in November 2022.

According to CBS News Customers at Credit Karma carried an additional $2.2 billion in overdue medical debt from January 2020 through March 2021, reaching about $47 billion in total — the highest point in at least 16 months. Overdue medical bills are also impacting more people, Credit Karma also found that an additional 2.5 million people saw their medical debt enter collections since the pandemic started. In this episode, we talk about healthcare receivables and an out-of-the-box approach to some of the issues surrounding healthcare debt.   In 2014 two former debt collection executives, Craig Antico and Jerry Ashton founded a company called RIP Medical Debt.Their website mentions they've helped over 2.5 million people abolish 4 billion dollars of medical debt and that number is growing every day.  With so much medical debt and increasing healthcare costs, we need out-of-the-box solutions. Craig shares insight into healthcare debt, why it makes sense to embrace additional options in how to handle the debt, and lessons learned in their journey.Guest: Craig AnticoCraig Antico is the co-founder of  RIP Medical Debt, the national charity that has acquired and abolished over $5 billion in unpayable medical debt for over three million people since 2014. Craig understands the ins and outs of the debt collection industry because he was a financial industry leader in collections, debt buying, and outsourcing for 30-years! After completing his undergraduate degree at Florida Southern College in finance and economics, Craig went on to Pace University for his MBA in finance. His decades of experience include working for IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and several Fortune 100 companies.Purchasing medical debts to then abolish them, the core of RIP's work, didn't cross Craig's mind until a chance introduction facilitated by his long-time partner in the debt collection industry – and RIP co-founder – Jerry Ashton. Jerry had connected with a group of activists that wanted to cancel debts as a charitable good using donated funds. Realizing the depth and scope of medical debt's burden on already struggling Americans, Craig and Jerry resolved to start a nonprofit to champion this cause.After a hard road learning how to raise money, Craig and Jerry got their big break in 2016 when producers from the HBO series, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, inquired about the show's host purchasing and eliminating medical debt for an upcoming episode. Thanks to RIP's guidance, John Oliver abolished $15 million in debt on a segment that has been watched by over fifteen million people.Craig has appeared on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, PBS Newshour, and many other media outlets, including over 50 local TV stations throughout the country. The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes, AARP, The Washington Post, and many others have published articles about Antico and RIP Medical Debt.  He is the author of the book “End Medical Debt,” now in its second edition. Resources:    Website: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/    Company LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/rip-medical-debt/    Email:  cjantico@gmail.com   LinkedIn: Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antico/Additional Resources:RIP Medical Debt Story2021 US Census Medical Debt in America Report

OVERVIEW: Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner, and Host of the Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy podcast chats with Allison Sesso, Executive Director of RIP Medical Debt. She talks about the issue of medical debt, how RIP Medical Debt was established, and what model it operates on. She also offers advice to people who want to donate to a nonprofit or are looking to start one. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Allison is a born and bred New Yorker with a background in political science and public administration. She worked with 200 nonprofits during her tenure at the Human Services Council of New York. She joined RIP Medical Debt in January 2020—just before the pandemic started. People don't have enough money to pay their medical bills, but the healthcare industry expects them to pay these bills out of their pocket. We tend to spend a lot on healthcare but not on the social determinants of health. Craig Antico and Jerry Ashton leveraged their expertise in debt collection and started RIP Medical Debt in 2014. The company has a “debt engine” that pairs donor dollars to the available debt.  A key donation came from MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, who generously donated $50 million.   One in five Americans has medical debt. The total amount of medical debt is around $1 trillion and it's the top cause of bankruptcy. Allison talks about how COVID affected the healthcare system and medical debt. She also shares her thoughts on the Affordable Care Act. About 70% of hospitals do not sell their debt at the risk of getting a bad reputation. 501(c)(3) organizations do not pay taxes and there are strict rules that must be followed. A few of these include you must have a board of directors to oversee operations. You cannot support for-profit entities and you must remain nonpartisan. Allison shares the difficulties of fundraising and what people should do when trying to raise money. John Oliver, host of the Last Week Tonight show on HBO did an episode on medical debt and mentioned RIP Medical Debt. The day after, their website crashed and donations skyrocketed.  You can't be shy about asking for money. Articulate the vision and how the money will be used. If you're excited about the mission, people will get behind your charity.  Allison warns people against starting a charity on their own. There are nonprofit associations—within each state and at a national scale—that can help. 3 KEY POINTS: RIP Medical Debt is a charitable mission-driven organization that uses donations to buy portfolios of bad debt from hospitals. It's abolished $4.9 billion of debt to date. Be aware of nonprofits with unusually low overhead rates, and take note of who's donated to the charity you're interested in. If you want to start a 501(c)(3), make sure your idea is new. Know what you're getting into and prepare yourself for the work that needs to be done.   TWEETABLE QUOTES: “Starting a nonprofit is very labor-intensive and it takes time.” - Allison Sesso “Keep being motivated by how you're going to change the world.” - Allison Sesso RESOURCES: RIP Medical Debt website: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/ RIP Medical Debt on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RIPMedicalDebt/ RIP Medical Debt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIPMedicalDebt RIP Medical Debt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ripmedicaldebt End Medical Debt book by Jerry Ashton and Craig Antico: https://www.amazon.com/End-Medical-Debt-Unpayable-Healthcare/dp/0989224120 National Council of Nonprofits website: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/ Do you enjoy our podcast? Leave a rating and review: https://lovethepodcast.com/hea Want to be notified of new episodes: Subscribe and follow: https://followthepodcast.com/hea   #HealthcareEntrepreneurAcademy #healthcare #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #podcast #medicaldebt #nonprofit #fundraising #charity  

*Jerry Ashton* co-founded non-profit *RIP Medical Debt* espousing ideals from Occupy Wall Street to retire medical debt. We will hear a wise content story on how that non-profit soared after John Oliver retired $15 million in debt on his HBO show. RIP Medical Debt now is a $50M non-profit and has retired over $3B in debt. We will learn how he leveraged a signature content event to build his success. Tune in for this intelligent conversation at *TalkRadio.nyc* ( https://d38rqs2egh08o4.cloudfront.net/link_click/jFmMXnPehO_ankdJ/519daf0e273ac0ad04c069be37da3ad2 ) or watch the *Facebook Livestream by clicking here* ( https://fb.watch/2ULniOggAw/ ) *.* *Show Notes* *Segment 1* In the premiere of Wise Content Creates Wealth host Joseph McElroy introduces both himself and his guest, Jerry Ashton, co-founder of the non-profit RIP Medical Debt. Joseph explains “Wise Content”, a term that he coined that means a piece of content or content process that launches careers, builds financial wealth and much more. Joseph goes into examples of Wise Content, including the film Reefer Madness being repurposed by New Line Cinema, and the use of Twitter to make a mother’s day promotion for a website go viral. Jerry goes into his history relating to Wise Content. *Segment 2* Jerry explains the benefit of failing forward, that it's necessary to gain experience and wisdom in one’s field. Jerry also begins to explain his non-profit charity RIP Medical Debt , and how similar to how New Line Cinema repurposed Reefer Madness , Jerry adapted the ideals from Occupy Wallstreet to create RIP Medical Debt. Jerry explains how he believes that you should grow where you are planted, and that you can use where you are now to benefit you in business. How because of his prior experience in debt collecting, he was able to create a successful debt forgiveness organization. *Segment 3* Joseph and Jerry discuss the seeds that grow into viral opportunities that are Wise Content. Jerry explains the process of writing his book, and how because it was a mix of both content and cause, the book was able to successfully create a piece of Wise Content that spread the education on the topic. The two also explain the necessity of touching upon emotional connection with the intended audience for the content, as well as having the message of your content being important to the audience to be successful Wise Content. *Segment 4* Jerry explains a viral event that occurred on the John Oliver Show, and how that led to the dramatic growth of RIP Medical Debt , and the aftermath following the growth. Jerry then explains his process of spreading the message of RIP Medical Debt through finding and contacting people who have made a social impact by changing their minds on Medical Debt to interview them, to help spread the message behind RIP Medical Debt and reach more people who would need convincing on the subject. Joseph discusses his company, as well as explains his techniques behind creating Wise Content.

Co-founder of NY-based RIP Medical Debt, Jerry Ashton, recently announced that he will be stepping down from his position as Director of Education & Engagement for the national charity known for pioneering medical debt abolishment across the U.S.He's not out of they game, though. He will remain on RIPs board of directors, and he's already making moves on his next project - LetsRethinkThis.com.Jerry is a fascinating individual with history in military, journalism & collections and a penchant for social justice!Tune in for this energetic conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.Segment 1Jeremiah introduces the guest of the show, Jerry Ashton. Jerry starts the conversation discussing his education and transition into the Navy (working as a journalist), living in New York, and the start of his entrepreneurial journey. He leads us through his life, and well into his sixties, Jerry brings us to an essential experience of his, Occupy Wall Street.Segment 2Jerry explains his relevance with Occupy Wall Street, Jeremiah sharing his own experience. Jerry shares why the message resonated with him and how he started work on dissipating medical debt in the heat of the movement. After it began to die out, Jerry then explains how through John Oliver he was able to start-up his debt abolishment nonprofit, RIP Medical Debt, Jerry giving out advice for budding entrepreneurs.Segment 3Jerry talks about his goal of abolishing one-billion dollars of medical debt and how they shattered it reaching 2.6 billion dollars. Jerry talks about the purpose of nonprofits and his hopes that RIP Medical Debt will live long after his tenure. He then talks about his next venture, LetsRethinkThis.com, as well as talking about a future web show that he will conduct over Zoom.Segment 4Jerry talks about his goals with LetsRethinkThis next year and gets into a conversation about meaning, purpose and service, delving into ideas of social entrepreneurship and how he ultimately plans to execute the role of LetsRethinkThis. Jerry ends the show by leaving contact information for listeners.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-entrepreneurial-web/donations

Jerry Ashton visited with us to let us know that RIP Medical Debt has now liquidated over $2 Billion in medical debt. He also enumerated the four things that make this world better for us all. Jerry Ashton: RIP Medical Debt RIP Medical Debt was founded in 2014 by two former debt collections executives, Craig […]

Trump has been irresponsible from the inception of COVID and since being infected. RIP Medical Debt co-founder discusses debt in the COVID era.

Jerry Ashton, co-founder of RIP Medical Debt discusses how he solves Americans' major economic problems, medical debt. - We also cover Medicare for All and COVID-19 updates.

Jerry Ashton, Co-Founder and Director of Education & Engagement for RIP Medical Debt, discusses how they liberate people from medical debt.

Jerry Ashton – Ending Medical Debt – And Creating A Healthy, Caring Health Care SystemAired Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM PST / 5:00 PM EST Interview with RIP Medical Debt Co-Founder Jerry Ashton, Co-Author of “End Medical Debt”“It’s becoming all too common nowadays to thank a surgeon by saying, ‘I shall forever be indebted to you.’” — Swami BeyondanandaAs a professional comedian, it’s my job to “pump ironies” so here is an irony supplement to munch on: Americans spent $3.65 trillion on healthcare in 2018, according to a report from Axios. The amount is larger than the GDPs of such countries as Brazil, the U.K., Mexico, Spain, and Canada. And yet, we rank 27th in the world in health. In a study of 11 countries, the U.S. ranked LAST for health outcomes, equity and quality, despite having the highest per capita health earnings. The U.S. also had the highest rate of mortality amenable to healthcare, meaning more Americans die from poor care quality than any other country involved in the study.And, it gets worse.Not only does our health care outcome fall far short of health industry income, but the fundamental inequity – and iniquity – of the current system has created another life-threatening metastasis in our body politic: $1 trillion in unpayable medical debt in America. Medical debt causes hardships for individuals, families, communities, and the nation as a whole.Our guest this week, Jerry Ashton, along with his End Medical Debt co-authors Robert Goff and Craig Antico created a charity, RIP Medical Debt, the charity made famous by John Oliver on HBO for abolishing $15 million in medical debt. Since 2014, RIP has purchased and forgiven more than $750 million on medical debt. The charity recently reached the milestone of abolishing $1 billion in medical debt.Jerry Ashton has more than 40 years of experience in the credit and collections industry. In 1995, to uplift the way debtors are treated, he formed CFO Advisors in New York. His teams serviced a half billion in receivables for Fortune 500 companies. Inspired by Occupy Wall Street’s debt forgiveness campaign, he joined with Craig Antico to found RIP Medical Debt. Jerry serves as RIP’s Director of Education and Outreach.In our conversation today, we will look at the inner workings of our “too big to fail, too broken to succeed” health care system. Since the three authors of the book have three divergent political perspectives, we will have a chance to discuss what happens when diverse viewpoints converge and converse on one issue. The authors disagree on the solutions, but they all agree on their one simple act of charity — buying and forgiving medical debt.If you’re interested in how we arrived at our current “faith-based” health care system (“pray you don’t get sick”) and ways we can create a system that works for each and all, please tune in this Tuesday, December 17rd at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET. http://omtimes.com/iom/shows/wiki-politiki-radio-show/To find out more about End Medical Debt, please go here. https://hokuhouse.com/endmedicaldebt/And now that we ARE back with new shows (and planning a Zoom video element after the first of the year), we invite you to help support Wiki Politiki and our mission to bring about “the great upwising” and functional politics! See below.One more thing… How YOU and WE Can Make a DifferenceHave you noticed that regardless of which of the two political parties you vote for, neither of them seem to be willing to confront Monsanto and agribusiness? Are you disgusted and frustrated by the stonewalling by the two-party duopoly? Are you ready to empower a truly effective “third-way” movement that can move the dial? Are you ready for … oxymoron alert … FUNCTIONAL POLITICS? If so, go here to find out more: https://wikipolitiki.com/functional-politics-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/Support Wiki Politiki — A Clear Voice In The “Bewilderness”If you LOVE what you hear, and appreciate the mission of Wiki Politiki, “put your money where your mouse is” … Join the “upwising” — join the conversation, and become a Wiki Politiki supporter: http://wikipolitiki.com/join-the-upwising/Make a contribution in any amount via PayPal (https://tinyurl.com/y8fe9dks)Go ahead, PATRONIZE me! Support Wiki Politiki monthly through Patreon!

A church in Medford bought $2 million of Oregonians’ medical debt. We speak to Dana Franchetti, a pastor from the church, and Jerry Ashton, the co-founder of an organization that buys and pays off people’s medical debt.

Quick business and health question: How much medical debt exists in this country? Keep in mind, the U.S. is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. In fact, the U.S. spends more per capita on healthcare than any other country. Well, the amount according to RIP Medical Debt will blow your mind: $1 Trillion.   What can be done about it? That's the subject of this conversation and a new book, End Medical Debt: Curing America's $1 Trillion Unpayable Healthcare Debt. The book is an extraordinary exploration of not only how this problem evolved, but also how it brings down the individuals and families burdened with unpayable debt. The authors explain how the system works or, more often than not, doesn't work. They also offer their own views on how we can get out. The authors come from wildly different perspectives, all in the business or healthcare field. Jerry Ashton brings more than 40 years of experience in the credit and collections industry. Robert Goff spent an equal amount of time in the healthcare industry itself. Craig Antico is a financial industry leader in collections, debt buying, outsourcing, and consulting. They are the cofounders of RIP Medical Debt, which locates, buys, and forgives medical debt on behalf of individual donors, philanthropists, and organizations who provide financial relief for people burdened by unpayed and unpayable medical bills. Here's how it works. RIP seeks out distressed medical debt in the collections industry and the community of medical providers, including hospitals and medical practices. RIP offers to buy this debt for pennies on the dollar, which is how RIP can make such a significant impact. The average ratio is 1 to 100. That means a donation of $50 can buy back as much as $5,000 in medical debt. $1 million can buy $100 million in debt. Here's the punchline. Once this debt is in their possession, it's abolished as a gift from RIP to the patient, no strings attached, a gift made possible by complete strangers, people bailing out people. It's a simple, powerful solution to an incredible problem. Check them out at ripmedicaldebt.org.

We breakdown the Mueller report and AG Barr's summary. Ongoing flooding in the midwest costs 3 billion dollars, what does this have t do with climate change? New recording reveals oil execs laughing about easy access to Trump. Washington Post study shows counties that hosted a Trump rally saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes. Veterans' medical debt is in the billions, what can be done? Jerry Ashton is LIVE on the problem. Breaking Michael Avenatti arrest news.Cohost: Brooke ThomasGuest: Jerry Ashton See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Col. Mikel Burroughs (ret) US Army is now the Director of Military Debt Acquisitions and Relief for RIP Medical Debt.  This 501c3 non-profit raises money to buy and then extinguish medical debt.  Over $500 million of medical debt has been abolished and $60 million was for veterans.  One of the founders of RIP Medical Debt, Jerry Ashton, is a Navy Veteran and also passionate about helping veterans.  Mikel explains to host Jim Fausone how the process works and how VSOs, clubs, churches, and businesses can help by raising funds to further the work.  

It's like an anti-collection agency. RIP Medical Debt is buying millions in unpaid medical bills in order to forgive the debts. Meet founders Craig Antico and Jerry Ashton, and hear their plan to bury billions in their "debt cemetery."

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we're hosting an Occupy Anniversary Special, bringing on guests Lee Camp of Redacted Tonight, Jerry Ashton of Rolling Jubilee and RIP Medical Debt, and Sue Sierralupe of Occupy Medical to discuss what has happened "because of Occupy". Joining us for the conversation is Occupy Radio cohost David Geitgey Sierralupe. Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/ About Our Guests: Comedian and commentator Lee Camp is the host of Redacted Tonight, which airs weekly on RT America. His stand-up comedy has been featured on Comedy Central, ABC’s Good Morning America, MTV, and has headlined more than 500 college and university shows. He was asked, before Occupy, to send out a message calling people to protest and rise up against inequality, and continues to do so to this day. http://leecamp.net/about/ Debt Collector Jerry Ashton is the executive vice president and cofounder of RIP Medical Debt and a participant in the Rolling Jubilee working group during Occupy Wall St. He is the co-author of "The Patient, The Doctor and The Bill Collector", and has been blogging about debt, inequality, and the Occupy movement on Huffington Post and debt industry journals. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/jerry-ashton Sue Sierralupe is the cofounder and clinic manager of Occupy Medical in Eugene, an on-going free weekly medical clinic providing direct experience of the single-payer universal healthcare model in the streets. She is the author of ten books, and the cohost of Real Herbalism Radio show. She blogs at ThePracticalHerbalist.com http://www.thepracticalherbalist.com/ Guest Host David Geitgey Sierralupe is the cofounder of Occupy Radio, which he previously hosted along with Rivera Sun. He is a media activist, a father, and the husband of Sue Sierralupe. His next project, Irresistible Fiction, is in development and soon to launch. Related Links: S17 Occupy 5th Anniversary Commemoration http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/occupy-wall-streets-fifth-anniversary/ Lee Camp http://leecamp.net Redacted Tonight https://www.youtube.com/user/redactedtonight Oligarchy Study https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf Rich People Rule: Struggle Lies Ahead by Rivera Sun (article about Oligarchy Study) http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23473-rich-people-rule-struggle-lies-ahead Clean Money Candidates http://www.cleanmoneycandidates.org/ RIP Medical Debt https://www.ripmedicaldebt.org/ Rolling Jubilee http://rollingjubilee.org/ Strike Debt http://strikedebt.org/ Debt Collective https://debtcollective.org/ The Patient, The Doctor, and the Bill Collector by Jerry Ashton and Robert E. Goff http://nomoremedicaldebt.com/ Occupy Medical http://occupy-medical.org/ The Practical Herbalist http://www.thepracticalherbalist.com/ Real Herbalism Radio http://www.thepracticalherbalist.com/podcasts/ Occupy Love by Filmmaker Velcrow Ripper http://occupylove.org/ Music by: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio and this week's featured music is "Shall We Rise - Occupy!" by Diane Patterson on her Build a Bridge CD. www.dianepatterson.org About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit: https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance. http://www.riverasun.com/

https://www.ripmedicaldebt.org/   There is a crisis gripping America, one which affects approximately one out of every five Americans. It’s a crisis of debt, medical debt, which accumulates to over 100 billion dollars per year. RIP Medical Debt was established with a mission to purchase and abolish unpaid medical debt. With donated funds, RIP buys medical debt and abolishes it. No strings attached. And all through your help. RIP Medical Debt, Inc., was founded in mid-2014 by two former collections industry executives, Craig Antico and Jerry Ashton. Having worked for decades in the medical field, the two were acutely aware of the number of Americans who shoulder the burden of unpaid medical debt, and the enormity of that debt. They also knew that they were uniquely qualified to help. Using their experience and connections within that world, they developed a strategy to aggressively tackle this scourge. Essential to that strategy is the generosity of individuals, foundations and corporations. With their donations, RIP searches out distressed medical debt in the collections industry and within the community of medical providers, including hospitals and medical practices, and offers to buy this debt. But, for pennies on the dollar, which is how RIP is able to make such a significant impact. $50 can buy as much as $5,000 in medical debt. $1,000,000 can buy $100 MILLION in debt! See also: Jerry’s book The patient, The Doctor, and The Bill Collector https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=The+patient%2C+The+Doctor%2C+and+The+Bill+Collector

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