As an employee in a hospital accounting department, Catherine Coe has seen how medical debt can devastate people financially. As a member of Trinity Moravian Church, she has also seen how a small group of people can ease that devastation by coming together despite their differences.

Trinity Moravian is “definitely a purple congregation” according to its pastor, Rev. John Jackman. The church pews hold conservative Republican Trump voters alongside liberal Democrats who vehemently oppose the president. But those political differences dissolve when it comes to helping erase people’s medical bills they can’t afford.

In the absence of federal action, philanthropy and state governments are relieving Americans’ medical debt. https://t.co/K3p6FYrtGO— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) July 15, 2026

In the absence of federal action, philanthropy and state governments are relieving Americans’ medical debt. https://t.co/K3p6FYrtGO— U.S. News & World Report........

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