re: Medical Debt Should Not Ever Be Used to Harm Credit Worthiness

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Yeah, big hospital groups like Ochsner ain't hurting even with outstanding unpaid debt. But you should make the attempt to pay back even though they are fricking you on the pricing.

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I'm fine with pushing back and arriving at a new number, because some of their "bills" just look like blatant fishing attempts with no link to reality. We had one "adjusted" when I told them I wasn't paying that amount and my credit could take the hit, but if they'd come up with a reasonable charge I'd be happy to pay it. It was only $800, so I could have paid it but it was absurd for the service offered.

But that's different than just walking away, and I was willing to eat the consequences, not have Daddy Government make them go away.