Not Paying

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5. If you have a child with a medical condition, and you stop paying the medical bills and copays

your child won't get that ongoing care. Same with insurance premiums.

Maybe if you're young, healthy and have no dependents, that might sound easy.

Not so much for anyone else who tries to be a responsible parent or spouse to someone that needs ongoing medical care.

They can also ruin your credit. Again, if you're young, healthy and have no dependents, and don't need to purchase a car, that might sound like it's easy.

And how about prescription medications like insulin? Are people just supposed to stop paying for those, too?

You have to consider the consequences of any action like this on other people who aren't as privileged.