WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY SAY YOU KNOW YOU MAY
HAVE SEEN THE COMMERCIAL ON
KENS 5 TALKING ABOUT AN
ENVELOPE THAT YOU MIGHT GET IN
THE MAIL. WELL IN TODAY'S
NEWSBREAK ROMA IS DIVING INTO
ALL THE DETAILS ROMA. I KNOW
YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY TODAY.
GOOD MORNING CHRISTINE. I'M IN
VERY GOOD COMPANY JOINED BY
DEBORAH NAPKINS FIVE LEGENDARY
ANCHOR WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE
YOU JOIN US THIS MORNING. THANK
YOU RON. DELIGHTED TO BE HERE.
AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS SO
LIFE CHANGING FOR SO MANY SAN
ANTONIO SO YOU GUYS REALLY NEED
TO LISTEN UP. THERE'S THIS BIG
CHECK BEHIND US. TELL ME A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING
ON. WELL MEDICAL DEBT IS A
SERIOUS PROBLEM IN SAN ANTONIO.
ONE IN THREE PEOPLE HAVE
OVERDUE MEDICAL BILLS. ONE IN
FOUR FAMILIES IS FACING A
FINANCIAL CRISIS BECAUSE OF
THAT. SO KENS 5 DECIDED TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. NOW
THE WAY THIS WORKS IS YOU GET A
HOSPITAL BILL THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS DEBT COLLECTION
COMPANIES CAN BUY THAT FOR
PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR. THEN YOU
START GETTING BILL AFTER BILL
WITH THE INTEREST GROWING. AND
WE INTERVIEWED A LOCAL COUPLE.
I MEAN 75 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE
WITH MEDICAL DEBT HAVE
INSURANCE. AND WE INTERVIEWED A
HARDWORKING COUPLE AND THEY ARE
JUST IN A CRISIS BECAUSE THEY
WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT TWO
YEARS AGO AND UP UNTIL THAT
POINT SHE HAS MEDICAL
INSURANCE. THEY WERE PAYING OFF
THEIR DAUGHTER'S COLLEGE LOAN
BUT NOW I MEAN THEY HAVE JUST
BEEN DEVASTATED BY THIS. AND IT
AFFECTS ME. THEY CAN'T GO OUT.
THEY IT AFFECTS YOUR CREDIT
RATING. THEY CAN'T EVEN BUY A
PHONE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE
THE CREDIT RATING. IT'S VERY
IMPACTFUL AND IF YOU GUYS WANT
TO SEE JUST HOW IMPACTFUL IT IS
WE HAVE A LITTLE CLIP FOR YOU
RIGHT NOW. AND IF YOU CAN
AFFORD NOT TO CALL YOUR
HOSPITAL AND TELL THEM I CAN'T
AFFORD TO PAY THIS OR EVEN A
COLLECTION COMPANY YOU SHOULD
ALWAYS TALK TO THE COLLECTION
PEOPLE BUT MAKE SURE YOU DON'T
PUT IT ON A CREDIT CARD BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE INTEREST AND INTEREST AND
INTEREST. AND THAT AMOUNT WILL
DOUBLE EVERY SIX OR SEVEN YEARS
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RATE OF
INTEREST. YOU DON'T WANT TO DO
THAT THAT IS THAT CRAIG AND
TAEKO AND HE IS THE FOUNDER OF
OUR IP MEDICAL DEBT. IT'S A
CHARITY THAT KENS 5 PARTNERED
WITH AND I HAVE AN INTERVIEW
WITH HIM ON KEN'S FIVE DOT.COM
SLASH YELLOW ENVELOPE WITH MORE
ADVICE FOR PEOPLE FACING
MEDICAL DEBT. BUT IF YOU GET
ONE OF THESE ARMADILLOS AND IF
THEY'RE GOING OUT ALL OVER SAN
ANTONIO AND SURROUNDING
COUNTIES THIS MEANS SOME OR ALL
OF YOUR MEDICAL DEBT WILL BE
FORGIVEN. I MEAN THERE'S A
GREAT NEED. AND AT 10:00
TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU
WHERE THESE ENVELOPES ARE GOING
OUT WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND
HOW KENS 5 WAS ABLE TO FORGIVE
TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT AND
HOW YOU CAN BE A PART OF THIS
TOO. AND YOU KNOW SOME OF THIS
HAS JUST BEEN ONE OF THE MOST
MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS I'VE EVER
BEEN INVOLVED IN I MEAN WE HAVE
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS
IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE WE ARE
JUST FORGIVING PEOPLE'S MEDICAL
DEBT AND ANNUAL YOU'RE GOING TO
BE PEOPLE LIKE THE JANICE'S.
AND AND THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS
TO THEM I GET THE ARE I DON'T
KNOW WHEN WHEN I LOOK AT THEM.
I WAS FRUSTRATED BECAUSE YOU
DON'T WEREN'T ABLE TO BAIL.
IT'S HARD AND KNOWING THAT IT
WASN'T OUR FAULT RIGHT. AND
THEY'VE HAD THEIR INCOME TAX
REFUND GARNISHED FOR THE LAST
TWO YEARS TO HELP PAY THIS BILL
AND THEY'RE STILL FORTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DEBT. IT'S
JUST A CRAZY AMOUNT LIKE YOU
SAID 75 PERCENT OF THESE PEOPLE
DO HAVE INSURANCE I'VE BEEN IN
THOSE SHOES BEFORE WE GET ALL
THESE MEDICAL BILLS THEY PILE
UP YOU DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH
THERE'S ALWAYS A DIFFERENT
CHARGE FOR FACILITY OR DOCTOR
AND IT JUST IT CAN GET LOST IN
TRANSLATION SO I AM SO PROUD
KENS 5 IN DEBT FOR YOU TO DO
THIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS
VERY VERY WONDERFUL HOW CAN SO
PEOPLE TONIGHT YOU TO TUNE INTO
THE GRAVES AND WE'LL HAVE MORE
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. AND FOR
JUST ONE DOLLAR YOU CAN BUY A
HUNDRED DOLLARS WITH A MEDICAL
DEBT. TEN DOLLARS A THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND JUST MAKE SUCH A
DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BRING
THIS PROGRAM TO YOU AND SHARE
IT WITH YOU TONIGHT AT 10:00.
WELL THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
ON A GREAT DAY I SAY TO LET
EVERYONE KNOW YOU'D BETTER TUNE
IN AT 10:00 TONIGHT. AND YOU
ALSO BETTER STICK AROUND
THE SHOW BECAUSE WE WILL BE
RIGHT BACK. THANK YOU.