'Last Week Tonight's John Oliver Forgives $15 Million in Medical Debt

As part of a segment on the debt collection industry, John Oliver, host of LastWeek Tonight, bought up $15 million worth of individuals’ medical debt and forgave it all.

“It is pretty clear by now debt buying is a grimy business and badly needs more oversight,” Oliver said. “Because as it stands any idiot can get into it, and I can prove that to you, because I’m an idiot, and we started a debt buying company, and it was disturbingly easy.”