How Medical Collections Impact Your Credit
When you or a dependent gets sick or injured, getting the medical care you or your loved one needs can be a necessary, yet stressful, experience.... read more »
By: John Ulzheimer • 2/7/23
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When you or a dependent gets sick or injured, getting the medical care you or your loved one needs can be a necessary, yet stressful, experience.... read more »
By: John Ulzheimer • 2/7/23
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Having to fork over a few thousand dollars for an unanticipated medical procedure can be seriously damaging to a household budget.... read more »
By: Matt Walker • 1/2/20
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Illness and injury play no favorites — rich or poor, good credit or bad, folks need medical care when they get sick or hurt. Unfortunately,... read more »
By: Eric Bank • 9/27/19
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As it turns out, the average American spends over $10,345 on healthcare each year. In many cases, these costs can skyrocket with each hospital... read more »
By: Josh Smith • 3/13/19
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Despite being one of the smallest critters on the dental radar, snails are a mouthy marvel among munchers. The typical snail has tens of... read more »
By: Brittney Mayer • 1/23/18
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Knowing how to remove medical collections from your credit report can be extremely useful. Whether the result of an injury or illness, few things... read more »
By: Adam West • 1/4/18
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Your credit score is a reflection of the age, type, size, and general standing of the myriad accounts that make up your credit report.... read more »
By: Brittney Mayer • 1/12/17
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“[Health care] is a cost that now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds,” President Obama said in his 2009 State of the Union address.... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 11/14/14
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[Edit 8/7/2014: FICO plans to transition to a new credit scoring model where people with only medical debt will receive a 25-point boost in their... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 7/7/14
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Having your identity stolen can be a traumatizing, expensive and time-consuming ordeal. What can make it even worse is when your medical identity... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 3/25/14
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In a somewhat surprising study released by the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, it was revealed people who have unpaid credit card debt or... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 8/1/13
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Many Americans are still in a tough spot financially. According to a recent survey, about one in four Americans has more credit card debt than... read more »
By: David Andrew • 6/20/13
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Adding insult to injury (or serious illness in some cases) is the fact medical bills can impact your credit — sometimes without you even being... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 6/10/13