FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKRC) – A Kentucky program has erased $153 million in medical debt for about 67,000 residents, Gov. Andy Beshear announced, with another round of notification letters expected to be mailed around the week of Nov. 9.
The latest round eliminated nearly $50.6 million owed by more than 22,000 Kentuckians. The first round erased more than $100 million for about 46,000 residents, according to the governor’s office. The program’s goal is to cancel $250 million in medical debt for an estimated 130,000 people statewide.
“Providing relief from medical debt can be life-changing for hardworking Kentuckians,” Beshear said in a statement. He said medical bills tied to cancer treatment, childbirth and other care can burden…