Nonprofits to erase $34 million in medical debt for 21,000 Kansans

Eligible Kansans can look for a branded envelope in the mail beginning the week of Oct. 19.

TOPEKA — More than 21,000 Kansans are set to receive a letter this month notifying them that their medical debt has disappeared.

A pair of nonprofit organizations announced they will abolish nearly $34 million in medical debt for 21,490 Kansans who meet certain criteria in a large-scale, one-time economic rel…