Surprise! Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas)—the OBGYN-turned lawmaker who’s repeatedly tried to “improve” healthcare by claiming “Medicaid cuts are going to strengthen Medicaid”; saying women are “great shoppers” and could thus make the right “healthcare decisions”; and attacking abortion access whenever and wherever he can—has been a way bigger asshole than you could possibly imagine. Get your hypocrisy meters ready! We’re about to enter turbo mode!
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Marshall, who practiced as an OBGYN for more than 25 years before being elected to the upper chamber in 2017, has sued more than 700 patients who couldn’t afford to pay their bills. Among them was a woman who was charged over a $520 bill because she had to go back to the hospital after giving birth because her placenta was still in her uterus; a mom who was sued over $129 for a routine postpartum visit; and a patient who’d been billed $1,200 after she lost her twins. In some cases, Marshall reportedly took legal action over bills as small as $101.
Of the hundreds of cases, 81 led to patients being arrested for missing court dates—with some also leading to Marshall garnishing bank accounts and wages. Court documents also indicate he made a habit of seeking arrest warrants for unpaid bills, though the NYT reported that a spokesperson claimed “he spent decades caring for patients regardless of their ability to pay.” Sure. That’s what it looks like, Jan.
Roger Marshall suing a mom for $1,200 after both her twins died is everything you need to know about the biggest piece of shit in the U.S. Senate.
— afallacy (@afallacy.bsky.social) September 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
“Can you not handcuff me in front of my daughter?” one of the women, who’d been arrested for missing her court date for a bill over a C-section, remembers asking police in 2011. She’d been at home with her two-year-old and was also eight months pregnant. She would be arrested two more times over her medical debt.
Throughout this, Marshall apparently collected salaries from his private practice and the hospital he worked at, and his 2016 disclosure report showed his combined earnings were somewhere between $780,000 the year earlier. Which is a step down from the $3 million and $9.8 million he’s estimated to be worth now. Hm.
Moreover, much of these litigations’ proceedings leaked into Marshall’s literal tenure as a senator, meaning there was genuinely an overlap where an elected member of Congress was actively suing patients while serving as a United States Senator. Yikes?
As things stand, Marshall’s now running in the midterms for reelection. So… pick wisely, Kansas.
