Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt. As part of a yearlong investigation, the Connecticut Mirror and KFF Health News interviewed more than three dozen patients in Connecticut who were sued by hospitals and physician groups over medical bills. By Katy Golvala, CT Mirror, Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror, and Noam N. Levey June 1, 2026

Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt. As part of a yearlong investigation, the Connecticut Mirror and KFF Health News interviewed more than three dozen patients in Connecticut who were sued by hospitals and physician groups over medical bills. By Katy Golvala, CT Mirror, Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror, and Noam N. Levey June 1, 2026 https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/connecticut-hospitals-medical-debt-patient-lawsuits-frustration/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8A5o4g-INgqUY-aA-gVEGazsc9eiaqpsqhEA4XwhA8z3GzGV-j3mjvn8lr9AJRPnQANTsuSkPKDiZVVTJSnMV7tCqIhQ&_hsmi=421585297&utm_content=421585297&utm_source=hs_email KFF HEALTH NEWS ORIGINAL STORIES KFF Health News: Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt 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 Terryville, a village just outside Bristol, Connecticut. “I don’t understand it.” (Golvala, Carlesso and Levey, 6/1)