Medical bills don’t really do anything, you don’t have to pay any of that for any reason.
They mean something if you want to keep your credit score in tact, they will give you derogatory marks on your report which can shave off 15 points a piece.
They don’t do anything to your credit score or at least they haven’t done anything to mine.
I have read endless reviews from these collectors, they report to your credit and each one will shave off multiple points.
What kind of medical bills do you have? I just went through a liver transplant, the debt is a little bit more substantial than normal medical debt from basic check ups and the like.
I don’t know if any of it has gone to collections but I have like a $3k bill for bullshit I’m never paying for (started in 2018) for like psychiatric reasons. I also have a heroin overdose bill I don’t plan to pay which is on the same level as your shit in terms of cost. Maybe I do get fucked for it but I’m not expecting it.
Interesting, it likely varies by collector and and debt.
I know for a fact they can report and that it will shave off a substantial portion of your credit which some people don't care about but it's not an option for me.
My mother has a credit score of like 430 for this reason she let everything lapse into collections and never payed - luckily she has plenty of people to live off of so it doesn't matter.