{"id":7872,"date":"2019-01-17T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T15:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=7872"},"modified":"2019-01-17T10:28:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T15:28:11","slug":"radar-national-crisis-gets-much-needed-media-attention-via-book-rip-medical-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2019\/01\/radar-national-crisis-gets-much-needed-media-attention-via-book-rip-medical-debt.html","title":{"rendered":"Below-the-radar national crisis gets much-needed media attention via book &#8220;RIP Medical Debt&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Forgiving Medical Debt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j7wQdUwKSlM?start=40&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"imgBlkFront\" class=\"a-dynamic-image image-stretch-vertical frontImage\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41g4lsSEW0L._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"198\" \/>Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media:<\/p>\n<p><em>Currents News<\/em>, a Catholic news program which airs on NET TV in New York City and for which I book guests, recently featured Craig Antico on the program. As the founder and chief operating officer of RIP Medical Debt (ripmedicaldebt.org)and co-author the book <em>End Medical Debt<\/em>, he makes some great points here about an issue that usually flies under the radar. Enjoy the interview and, particularly if you or a loved one are currently dealing with the issue, I&#8217;d recommend the book.<\/p>\n<p>BTW, as proud as I am that <em>Currents News<\/em> dealt with the topic, John Oliver beat us to it on HBO.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"RIP Medical Debt on HBO&#039;s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2wSarEVgjM0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-ESV-29616\" class=\"text 1Thess-5-11\">Encourage one another and build one another up &#8211; 1 Thessalonians 5:11<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Currents News, a Catholic news program which airs on NET TV in New York City and for which I book guests, recently featured Craig Antico on the program. 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