12-24-2009, 06:39 AM
M A V I C wrote: With every bill we get, we call up and setup a payment plan. Whatever the longest one they'll give us is... never more than a year.
We had a $6,000 bill for surgery on one of my kids from last year. We arranged to pay it over 18 months. A few months ago, they called and gave us a pretty decent discount to pay the remainder off. Now I wish we had paid even less over the last year.
Stretch it out as long as you can. As long as you're sending something each month, I can't imagine them going after you if you exceed the 12 month timetable, especially considering how many people totally stiff them.