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Posts Tagged ‘ medical collection ’

Make medical payments to the collection company not to the hospital

  • December 19th, 2012
  • Posted in Credit Reports . Featured . Life Events

Dear Experian, I have been making monthly payments for a hospital bill. The hospital has stopped all correspondence and continues to cash my checks. They have also reported on my credit report with no reduction in debt updated. The report states collection even though they are accepting payment. - DLR[ READ MORE ]

Medical collection accounts and your credit report

  • December 5th, 2012
  • Posted in Credit Reports . Featured

Dear Experian, Can a collection agency sell your medical debt to another collection agency in order to keep it on your credit report when it's coming close to the seven year mark? - BTL [ READ MORE ]

Medical collection accounts are treated like any other collection account

  • May 13th, 2009
  • Posted in Credit Reports

Dear Experian, My credit report is clean except for past due medical bills. I would like to know if having medical bills past due is going to prevent me from having a good credit score and good credit. I have always been told not to worry about paying any medical issues on my credit report. Is that true? - YGR[ READ MORE ]

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