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Unpaid medical bills land hundreds of patients around KC in court each year. It’s only getting worse

Travis Willingham's downtown courtroom fills up with defendants who are often guilty. They are guilty of missing credit card payments, falling behind on small loans or failing to pay down something bought on credit.

Unpaid medical bills land hundreds of patients around KC in court each year. It’s only getting worse

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Travis Willingham's downtown courtroom fills up with defendants who are often guilty.

They are guilty of missing credit card payments, falling behind on small loans or failing to pay down something bought on credit.

Occasionally, though, the people who end up on Willingham's high-volume collections […] The post Unpaid medical bills land hundreds of patients around KC in court each year.

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Travis Willingham's downtown courtroom fills up with defendants who are often guilty. They are guilty of missing credit card payments, falling behind on small loans or failing to pay down something bought on credit. Occasionally, though, the people who end up on Willingham's high-volume collections […] The post Unpaid medical bills land hundreds of patients around KC in court each year.

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On Tuesdays at 9 a.m., Jackson County Circuit Judge R.

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