Kansas senator's video response to medical debt lawsuits
The gist
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall launched a video defending his practice's patient debt collection hours before Election Day.
The ad, made against advisers' advice, puts medical debt at the race's center.
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2026A New York Times analysis reported Marshall and his practice filed collection suits against more than 700 former patients, and that 81 patients were arrested for missing court dates.
- Oct 29, 2026A proposed class action, Zimmerman v. Marshall and Heartland Regional OBGYN PA, was filed in Barton County District Court, alleging the practice's 18% interest rate broke Kansas's 15% cap.
- About two weeks before Nov 1, 2026Marshall proposed filming an ad responding to the medical debt attacks; his top advisers said no, and he arranged his own film crew without some aides' knowledge.