How one unpaid medical bill landed a KC-area patient in court

By: Suzanne King

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 1,386

Last Updated: 3 days, 14 hours ago

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In December 2022, a surgeon at NKC Health removed Karrie Krause’s gallbladder. Three years later, a lawyer representing the hospital took her to court over her unpaid bill.

The middle school English teacher is far from alone. As the price of getting sick or injured keeps growing and the cost that patients are forced to shoulder increases, a new study finds that more than a quarter of adults have medical debt themselves or by …

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