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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Bad Credit Could Mean No Health Care

The Fair Isaac Corporation is collecting payment history information from large hospitals across the US.

The Fair Isaac Corporation is the company that developed the FICO credit score for lenders.

A new tool nicknamed “Med-fico” is in development, and would help hospitals determine a patient's ability to pay before they were treated. Your credit could soon affect your access to medical care.

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