The number of fundraising campaigns for neurologic disorders on GoFundMe increased from just one in 2011 to 1106 in 2020.
that GoFundMe controls more than 90% of the US crowdfunding market. Other platforms that offer medical fundraising include Fundly and CoFund Health.of campaigns created in the US on GoFundMe between May 2010 and December 2018 were created to cover healthcare-related costs. The combined goal for those campaigns, most of which were for cancer-related costs, was $10.3 billion.
The median fundraising goal was $20,000 and 18.6% of campaigns had met their goal. Nearly 80% of the campaigns were for adults, and almost 85% were for people health insurance. "It's the entire household unit that's affected by someone's illness, like loss of income because family members leave their jobs for caregiving.
People who are more social media and Internet savvy have an advantage over those who aren't as familiar with, or who don't have access to, that technology.that medical crowdfunding seems to favor those who live in higher-income areas. Campaigns led by White men also have higher success rates than those created by Black people or women.
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