Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2年前‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisiswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1644cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1644external-link‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisiswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2年前message-square135fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squaredeweydecibel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-22年前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.
minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2年前oh 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