A cross-sectional study of social inequities in medical crowdfunding campaigns in the United States.

Americans are increasingly relying on crowdfunding to pay for the costs of healthcare. In medical crowdfunding (MCF), online platforms allow individuals to appeal to social networks to request donations for health and medical needs. Users are often told that success depends on how they organize and...

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Main Authors: Nora Kenworthy, Zhihang Dong, Anne Montgomery, Emily Fuller, Lauren Berliner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229760

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