While your medical history is certainly not a part of your credit report, unpaid medical debts that go to collections can go onto your report and affect your credit score. While your medical history is certainly not a part of your credit report, unpaid medical debts that go to collections […]

Once you’ve taken on a medical debt, you should treat it just like any other debt. Decide on a plan for tackling it, such as ­working your necessary payments into your budget and cutting down discretionary spending. You may be able to free up cash for medical bills by taking […]

If you get slammed with a monster-size medical bill, and you don’t have the funds readily available to pay it, don’t panic. There are steps you can take to negotiate your bill down to a lower amount or make smaller, more manageable, payments. Check the Bill for Errors This can be tricky […]

Even with the proper planning and familiarizing yourself with your benefits, it’s easy to find yourself saddled with overwhelming debt. Whether you’ve had a major operation or your child broke his leg, receiving medical care is expensive. Luckily, there are a few different ways to handle it, many that are […]

Medical bills generally don’t appear on credit reports until they’ve gone unpaid for at least 180 days. But once an unpaid medical bill goes to collection, the collection account can appear on your credit reports — and stay there for up to seven years, even if you eventually pay. When […]