The Joint Account

The Joint Account

Don't start a GoFundMe for your medical bills just yet

How to reduce costs, exhaust resources, and make people do their jobs.

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Heather and Douglas Boneparth
Feb 24, 2026
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Over the past few weeks, you may have seen the debate surrounding the late James Van Der Beek’s GoFundMe campaign, which at the time of this publication, raised more than $2.7M. Regardless of how you feel about a famous family or the politics of healthcare, you can’t ignore how the untenable economics of medical costs in the United States are playing ou…

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