Posted on 03/22/2010 3:37:32 PM PDT by God luvs America
Don’t feel alone, I work near the INS building here in SF and look at the pregnant women in line to get handouts.
Pay the bill and don’t risk your credit score.
Obama cheated and got promoted based on his race and political positions, he never paid a price for anything for the results he has gotten. You are the opposite.
Check the law in your state, in some states medical bills cannot ruin your credit. If so, you could mail it back and say send my bills to Piglosi.
You really don’t know what you should do? Really?
Your family comes first. Don’t do something stupid. Let’s wait it out and see, stay alert and active, but you don’t have to do anything right now.
I have a medical bill sitting here, too. I’ll pay it but just not quickly. Don’t mess yourself over. Get it paid.
cash out all of your stocks and 401k, buy silver, buy land to live off of, and basically go off the grid.
The US is going to collapse, and your credit score won’t mean a thing.
How about this. Ive been thinking about the Amish exemption quite a bit. As you know, the Amish have avoided paying social security and Medicare taxes since the respective inception of those programs on religious grounds. It is also likely that there will be a religious exemption for 0bamacare. We also know that there is some type of application process to obtain the exemption. This should be able to provide a loophole. Perhaps we could band together in formal groups and organizations for mutual support. We would need support for making the right claims and for legal challenges.
Even if we lose the initial challenges, we can learn from the experience. Our applications and challenges will do something else. If we get a mass movement, say 10 million people to fill out applications and conduct appeals when necessary we will be able to overburden the IRS and reduce its effectiveness. Initiating this process is our right and it could provide a relatively safe way to grind down the bureaucracy and we might even win a few.
Lets take this up with our respective Tea Party organizations. Do research, share information, then disseminate to the public.
Never surrender (and dont listen to the pundits)
Seems like sound advice.
I might add, though, pick up more 30 rnd mags.
They're always nice to have.
I'm just sayin'
Can you send it back as unpayable, because your father is deceased?
Make payments. They have to take them and can’t send you to collection or ruin your credit if you pay every month on time. Send $10.00 month. But pay the bill.
What does your insurance coverage provide for the procedure you’re being billed by the hospital for? Maybe your insurance only covers 80%. Pay the bill.
Do the right thing.
I'm in a similar situation and I'm going to hoard my cash and make any government-related creditors hunt me down. The statute of limitations on most debt is four-to-six years and bad debts fall off your credit report after seven years (except for bankruptcy, which takes ten years to fall off.)
I won't be a sucker anymore.
Paying just 10 bucks a month will restart the statute of limitations and credit report clocks every month. Worst thing you can do. Sucker move.
Quit whining, man up and pay the bill. By your own admission, you were taking preventative measures. Your insurance paid $1900 - I’m sure if you read through your policy you OWE the $600.
You knew you would have to shell out some money when you decided to have the tests. Pay your bill.
BTW, I hope the tests results gave you peace of mind, and you found out you are not at risk for a stroke.
I disagree. If you think waiting out the Limitations statute is a smart idea, fly at it. They WILL hunt you down and your credit will be ruined for failure to pay. Making payments is the best thing to do.
Here’s a PS to my above reply. I would call the hospital and ask the billing office why it took them 6 months to send a bill from a procedure that was done last September.
Condolences for the loss of your father. I would pay the bill.
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