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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by vonmoltke on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:34PM (#16292923)
What? You do not get taxed on anything. Discounts are not income.
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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by oconnor663 on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:45PM (#16293059)
Hmm, forgiving a debt is considered income. I wonder if the situation with hospitals depends on a lot of technical details.
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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by chimeracoder on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:49PM (#16293096)
> Hmm, forgiving a debt is considered income. I wonder if the situation with hospitals depends on a lot of technical details.

It doesn't. It's not a debt yet. You don't have to pay taxes on the difference.

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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by ska on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:48PM (#16294079)
It's not debt (yet) if you are negotiating the invoice.
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