What it’s like to be sued over medical debt in Connecticut

Four in 10 US adults have medical or dental debt. CT Mirror and KFF Health News interviewed nearly 40 patients who were sued by providers.

This story was jointly reported by CT Mirror and KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF— the independent source for health policy research, polling and journalism. Sign up for our newsletter to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. When Christine Wood received a $12,000 bill from Bristol Hospital, she thought it must be a mistake. It was more than she and her husband made in a month combined. “I’m freaking out,” said Wood, who lives in a 1,700-square-foot home in…

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