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redstatebluegirl

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3. I wish I could, but we have mortgaged our lives to pay my medical bills.

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 09:11 AM

Jun 2018

I can't afford to ruin our credit and then not be able to borrow again if we need to for my care. That is the reality of regular people in the United States.

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Not Paying [View all] ck4829 Jun 2018 OP

I suspect the collection agencies would continue to operate. el_bryanto Jun 2018 #1

Bingo. That is what happened to me. I wound up in the hospital for 6 days with bleeding ulcers ehrnst Jun 2018 #4

Love the idea. MontanaMama Jun 2018 #2

I wish I could, but we have mortgaged our lives to pay my medical bills. redstatebluegirl Jun 2018 #3

If you have a child with a medical condition, and you stop paying the medical bills and copays ehrnst Jun 2018 #5

That is not going to happen. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #6

Are you currently refusing to pay? Marengo Jun 2018 #7

Run that for a few months and let us know how it works out Lee-Lee Jun 2018 #8