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

States Newsroom · October 14, 2026

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…

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

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