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Ricky couldn\u2019t see very well. The prescription glasses the 31 year-old Tennessee resident was wearing belonged to a friend. If they broke, he knew he\u2019d have to ask around for another pair similar enough to his prescription to get by for a few days. The $375 for a pair of plastic glasses was unaffordable. And the $500 needed each month for medical insurance for him and his wife may as well have been a million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approximately 112 million<\/a> Americans can\u2019t afford healthcare. In a Gallup survey of 6,600 adults, 36% of respondents were considered \u201ccost desperate\u201d\u2014meaning they\u2019ve been unable to get necessary medical care due to a lack of financial resources. Cost-desperate individuals have to skip prescription medications. They have to avoid urgent care and instead try to tend to their health issues at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remote Area Medical<\/a>, or RAM, has made it their mission to help underserved and uninsured individuals obtain free, high-quality healthcare through pop-up clinics. Started by Stan Brock in 1985 as a nonprofit bringing medical services to remote, developing countries, they realized their services were just as necessary in the United States. They opened their first pop-up clinic in Tennessee in 1992, and today, 95% of their services are within the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ricky heard of RAM through his wife, who had previously received emergency dental surgery from a clinic in Knoxville, TN. He showed up 15 hours early to ensure a place in the long lines that often form at the pop-up clinics and was able to pick out a pair of glasses in his own prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RAM has treated more than 888,500 people with a team of 182,000 volunteers. They\u2019ve delivered more than $181.5 million worth of healthcare. This commitment to making medical, dental, and vision services more accessible is why WellReceived has chosen RAM as a Giving Back partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WellReceived donates 1% of our profits to a medical nonprofit organization bi-monthly. This month, we\u2019ve donated $3,000 to Remote Area Medical to help more people like Ricky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you know of a medical organization that deserves a contribution? Let us know in the comments or email givingback@wellreceived.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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