来源: Atlanta WSB-TV2
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Atlanta Hawks star cancels more than $1 million of medical debt in the city
老鹰明星Trae Young帮忙亚特兰大贫穷人减免100万镁医疗欠费
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.
老鹰明星Trae Young与RIP Medical Debt合作，帮忙在亚特兰大市内付不起医疗费用帐单
的人，总计超过100万镁。
“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.”
“亚特兰大市从一开始就展开双臂欢迎我来，”Young说。“回馈社区对我来说是极为重要
的，我希望在新的一年到来时，这些家庭会因为知道他们的帐单已经处理好了之后会觉得
轻松一些。”
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是个非营利组织，是在2014年由两位前债务处理人所成立，他们用募得的资金
去收购次级医疗欠费单。
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).
他们特别收购那些有需要的人的帐单(低于联邦贫穷线以下两倍甚至更低，以及或是欠款大
于年收入5趴以上)。
Young donated $10,000 through the Trae Young Foundation to target relief in
the Greater Atlanta Area.
Young经由他的基金会Trae Young Foundation捐了1万镁，去帮助大亚特兰大区域的人。
Through this charitable act $1,059,186.39 of medical debt will be erased.
透过这个慈善举动，总计会有105万9186.39镁的医疗欠费会被处理好。
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.
总共570人，平均每人减免了1858镁，这些款项会放在RIP的黄色信封寄给这些人。