County in Kansas is jailing people over unpaid medical debt [View all]
This is one of the most disgusting things I have seen.
Tres and Heather Biggs' son Lane was diagnosed with leukemia when he was five years old. At the same time, Heather suffered seizures from Lyme disease.
"We had so many — multiple health issues in our family at the same time, it put us in a bracket that made insurance unattainable," Heather Biggs said. "It would have made no sense. We would have had to have not eaten, not had a home."
a woman sitting in a chair talking on a cell phone: Heather Biggs of Coffeyville, Kansas.
© Provided by CBS News Heather Biggs of Coffeyville, Kansas.
Tres Biggs was working two jobs but they fell behind on their medical bills, then the unthinkable happened.
"You wouldn't think you'd go to jail over medical bills," Tres Biggs said.
Tres Biggs went to jail for failing to appear in court for unpaid medical bills. He described it as "scary."
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