‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisis - eviltoast
Although both leading presidential candidates have addressed healthcare costs, neither has tackled the biggest issue – its cost
  • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The credit agencies do this, too. Medical debt is either not counted against your credit score or is weighted so little it won’t affect much.

    It makes perfect sense, because it’s not an accurate depiction of your credit seeking habits. It is debt that you did not choose to take on.