But these cozy, low-budget pieces stood out Sunday at the second Debt Gala, where some 200 pajama-clad revelers dressed for its “Sleeping Baddies” theme raised over $15,000 for medical bill relief. Debt Gala tickets ranged from $35-$1,000. Walker said every dollar raised will eliminate over $25 of medical debt. Debtors at Sunday evening’s gala emphasized the need to fight health care inequalities baked into the system of medical debt. Wearing a Brooks Brothers night gown from eBay, Bjerknes said medical debt can be very embarrassing and that he was “completely destabilized” by his experience.
