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The hospital bills didn't find her, but a lawsuit did — plus interest

Bethany Birch paid more than $5,200 toward her medical debt after getting sued by Ballad Health in 2018. Owing to a Tennessee court judgment, she accrued an additional $2,700 in interest over that time. (Maddy Alewine/KFF Health News)

Bethany Birch had pain in her diaphragm on and off for eight months in 2016.

She knew it was triggered by food so she said she tried taking an antacid, which helped a little, but eventually she avoided eating altogether. She estimated she lost 25 pounds in that time.

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