Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to NewsEnglish · 1 year ago‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisiswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1644arrow-down15cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up1639arrow-down1external-link‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisiswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to NewsEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square126fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-squaredeweydecibellinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 year agoThe 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.
minus-squarebuzz86uslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agooh this guy is nearly dead lets take him to money-bags medical
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.
oh this guy is nearly dead lets take him to money-bags medical