Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt.

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.” Wood, 52, had weight loss surgery at Bristol Hospital in 2022, hoping it would help with her sleep apnea and the pain in her knees …

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

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Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt. - Health Care Today

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.” Wood, 52, had weight loss surgery at Bristol Hospital in 2022, hoping it would help with her sleep apnea and the pain in her knees …