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Podcast: New Books in Communications
Episode: Nora Kenworthy, "Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare" (MIT Press, 2024)
Description: In Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare (MIT Press, 2024), Dr. Nora Kenworthy presents an eye-opening investigation into charitable crowdfunding for healthcare in the United Statesâand the consequences of allowing healthcare access to be decided by the digital crowd.
Over the past decade, charitable crowdfunding has exploded in popularity across the globe. Sites such as GoFundMe, which now boasts a âglobal community of over 100 millionâ users, have transformed the ways we seek and offer help. When faced with crisesâespecially medical onesâAmericans are turning to online platforms that promise to connect them to the charity of t...