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Can you just not pay a medical bill?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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You could, provided you never need a doctor again. In the US, sadly, it happens all the time. In the event you do not pay a medical bill, the provider will attempt to collect it. If unable to, the provider will refer it to a collection agency. If you live in any of the few states that do not permit garnishment of wages or assetts, about as far as it will go is court, judgment, and your credit report. If, however, you live in the majority of states that do permit garnishment, be assured, the collection agencies know their business very well; the debt will be recovered either voluntarily or involuntarily.

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