AKRON- MED DEBT 

AKRON IS ERASING NEARLY 20 MILLION DOLLARS IN MEDICAL DEBT FOR 17 THOUSAND RESIDENTS. BETSY KLING OF O-N-N AFFILIATE WKYC-TV IN CLEVELAND HAS MORE...
((COMING WEEKS)) :20 AKRON- MED DEBT1
MAYOR SHAMMAS MALIK SAYS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NON-PROFIT "UNDUE MEDICAL DEBT" WILL LIFT A HUGE BURDEN FOR LOCAL FAMILIES. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, RESIDENTS HAD TO BE AT-- OR BELOW-- 400-PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LINE, OR CARRY DEBT AT OR ABOVE 5-PERCENT OF THEIR ANNUAL INCOME. IMPACTED RESIDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA LETTER IN THE COMING WEEKS.