Is there a kickstarter-style service for paying medical bills?

[robkelk]

This isn't for me; it's for someone I know on the InterWebs. His wife just had emergency surgery - without it, she would have died. They're self-employed, with no insurance. The bill was $69k, but has been discounted by the hospital - to $25k. Even that is more than a year's take-home pay for both of them put together, after their business expenses.

I seem to recall that there's something like kickstarter out there for raising money to pay medical bills. Does anyone know what I'm vaguely remembering, and (more importantly) if it does exist, where to find it?

EDIT: Oh, and let's leave the political discussion about healthcare in the Politics subforum, please.
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Rob Kelk
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[Dragonflight]

What you want is GiveForward. They're at http://www.giveforward.com/.
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[robkelk]

Thanks, Ian. I'll pass the link along.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Rajvik]

i didnt know about that, was going to suggest what we end up having to do even with insurance is tell the hospital that they will be paid so much every month until the bill is paid and thats all that can be afforded. you would be surprised what the hospitals will do to work with you so as to get their money