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by yohoho22 3852 days ago
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