A man said he killed his wife because he couldn't pay her medical bills, per a police statement.
AdvertisementA man charged with strangling and killing his wife at the hospital said he did it because he couldn't pay her medical bills, according to a detective's probable cause statement.
AdvertisementHe admitted to killing his wife by choking her and covering her mouth and nose to keep her from screaming, before leaving the hospital, according to the statement.
Medical debt has surged over the last decade, becoming the largest source of debt in collections, per the National Institutes of Health.
AdvertisementAs Business Insider previously reported, about a quarter of Gen Z and millennials are skipping rent and mortgage bills to pay off medical debt.
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Organizations:
Service, Centerpoint Medical Center, NPR, Family Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Locations:
Missouri, Independence , Missouri, Jackson County