"Back Door" Credit Score

[SageMother]

Kaiser and other medical providers have started encouraging people to get a credit card through them. I know that there was a time where medical bills usually weren't reported to the credit bureau, but if you got a loan to pay the debt off, its history was reported.

Is the influx of new credit cards for medical companies and such , a way to get that information on your credit reprot where it wouldn't have appeared in the past?

[Melizzy]

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Originally Posted by SageMother

Kaiser and other medical providers have started encouraging people to get a credit card through them. I know that there was a time where medical bills usually weren't reported to the credit bureau, but if you got a loan to pay the debt off, its history was reported.

Is the influx of new credit cards for medical companies and such , a way to get that information on your credit reprot where it wouldn't have appeared in the past?

Probably. I am currently in a fight with UCLA Medical Center and my former insurance company over 13k. Medical bills are just heinous!

[mamab]

I don't like that trend, myself. I think it's just another way for "big brother" to know what's going on in your life. Your medical information isn't their business.

[aquariancore]

Look at it this way the medical company collects interest and has a better chance of insuring it will get money out of you.

[moonmagick]

I hadnt heard anything about this. It is definately some interesting information to keep in mind.