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Re:The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Nei... by bdcravens on Saturday November 28, 2015 @09:11PM (#10643448)
Medical debt doesn't go on credit reports, so generally speaking they don't really push since there's little teeth to bite with. I've had a LOT of debt on me, and I've dealt with many debt collectors, as well as someone with a ton of medical expenses - all I ever received was letters on those, as opposed to the aggressive calls related to other debts.
Re:The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Nei... by yohoho22 on Saturday November 28, 2015 @11:37PM (#10643741)
Medical debts show up on your credit report just like any others once they go into collection.

The newest version of the FICO credit score[1] does differentiate between medical and non-medical debts, though, where previous ones did not, and it weights the former less severely.

1: http://www.fico.com/en/node/8140?file=7786