WATCH FOR 5 SECONDS TO PAY OFF HIS MEDICAL BILLS, the text overAlexis Pruitts TikTok videoreads.
The video cuts to Pruitts children, Elijah and Naomi, dancing and laughing.
And for some creators, TikTok fundraising is changing their ability to afford their familys medical bills.
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It had taken her years to get pregnant with her daughter, and the news was a shock.
Praying one of these videos blow up!
I felt like a horrible mom for not taking care of the bills when they originally happened.
Its not like you really get a choice.
Two months later, after posting the semi-viral dance party video, Pruitt was able to pay the bill.
Pruitt estimates this earns her $500 a month.
So while we have far more people who have insurance, insurance covers less over time, Hamel says.
And the inability to pay medical bills can affect the continuity of care, like in Devin Gillettes case.
I was like, Excuse me?
I cant do that at the drop of a hat, she says.
I 100 percent missed that month and went right back into aflare.
I was like, Okay, maybe I could do this.
Maybe this could work, she says.
In Gillettes case, both she and her husband work full-time, but its still not enough.
