Unpaid Medical Bills
Unpaid medical bills do not just go away; they will transfer from the billing department at your healthcare facility to a collection agency, impact your credit score based on how large the bill is and where you live, and sometimes result in legal proceedings, judgment, or wage garnishment. How much impact it will have depends greatly on how much the bill is, your location, and how soon you address it. There are things that you can do to mitigate the problem, but only if you do something before it transfers out of the billing department. More details