From 2014 to 2019, Maria Yañez accrued nearly $18,000 in medical debt from hospital and clinic visits that still haunt her to this day. She got bronchitis and then asthma, and was uninsured.
“Los biles llegaban constantemente. Y pues eso me afectó mi crédito desafortunadamente,” Yañez said.
She said the bills kept arriving, and unfortunately, negatively impacted her credit score. That can affect someone’s ability to rent, buy a car, and apply for a loan.
Last month, when Yañez got a letter in the mail, she assumed it was just another bill. But to her surprise, it notified her that two medical bills had been paid, erasing about $4,400 of her debt.
“Pues demasiado bendecida, demasiado…