N.Y. woman clears $108M of other people's medical debt — after dying of cancer
New York book publisher Casey McIntyre's health insurance allowed her to receive cancer care without saddling her family in medical debt. But as she navigated the health-care system, she met other patients who weren't so fortunate.
![N.Y. woman clears $108M of other people's medical debt — after dying of cancer](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7043827.1701286531!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/casey-mcintyre.jpg)
![Casey McIntyre, 38, died from ovarian cancer on Nov. 12, 2023. Before she died, she set up a memorial fundraiser for herself, to raise money for a U.S. charity that buys and destroys people's medical debts. A woman with freckles and long, dark blond hair stands on a sandy beach and smiles into the camera.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7043827.1701286531!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/casey-mcintyre.jpg)
New York book publisher Casey McIntyre's health insurance allowed her to receive cancer care without saddling her family in medical debt. But as she navigated the health-care system, she met other patients who weren't so fortunate.