In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals By Noam N. Levey and Katy Golvala and Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror April 20, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medical-debt-connecticut-doctors-sue-patients/ KFF Health News: In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals Many hospital systems in Connecticut have stopped suing their patients over unpaid bills, stung by criticism about the harm caused by aggressive collection tactics. But physicians, dentists, ambulance companies, and other health care providers are still taking their patients to court, a Connecticut Mirror-KFF Health News investigation of state legal records shows. Lawsuits by doctors and other nonhospital providers now dominate health care collections in Connecticut, the records show, accounting for more than 80% of cases filed against patients and their families in 2024. (Levey, Golvala and Carlesso, 4/20)