A New York woman who died Sunday from cancer has raised enough money to erase million of dollars in medical debt with a posthumous plea for help.

Jaw-dropping news is in the mail for nearly 10,000 Bexar County residents who are dogged by medical debt. It's been forgiven.

The CEO of a nonprofit that helps people with medical debt wants to expand the amount of debt her organization buys, especially from hospitals.

Nikiesha Barnett had knee surgery in 2006 and took unpaid leave from her job as a Georgia hospital coordinator while she was recovering.

The political organization led by prominent Democrat Stacey Abrams is branching out into paying off medical debts.