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CSM Charles Hayden
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel COL Mikel J. BurroughsContributions to RIP Medical Debt was the focus of COL Burroughs’s Harley ride thru the West in 2019 where CPT Jack Durish sponsored a quick lunch at everyone’s favorite, In-N-Out Hamburger!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."But health insurance rules and restrictions are often so complex that even diligent patients struggle to make sense of them.

It's also not uncommon for medical debts to hurt patients' credit scores. There's growing pressure to change that.

This spring, the three leading credit agencies announced they would stop using small past-due medical bills in credit score calculations. And the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to investigate whether any health care bills should be counted.

What's left: The Pitzos managed to get the hospital to reduce their charges to about $30,000.

They worked to build Amanda's credit so she could apply for the loan and were finally able to buy a house in spring 2022. They're still making payments on about $19,000 in medical bills.

"It makes me sick about medical costs and how this whole thing is done," Amanda said."
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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I understand but nationalized healthcare is not the answer. You can negotiate your medical debt or hire someone to do it for you.
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