Account Closed  Agree with Jacob above, I try to analyze it a bit too (although medical bills no longer affect credit score - FYI).  

You get to ask for a doctor's letter and other goodies.

Who would have thought that a couple of years after my cancer discovery I would be put on the right track tofinding the answer to all my health problems deep in the jungles of Bolivia from an old weatheredman that had never seen a TV, cell phone, ridden in an automobile, been to a traditional Doctor oreven seen a McDonalds.

(It doesn’t matter whether the loss is deductible on your tax return.)You, your spouse, a co-owner of the home, or anyone else for whom the home was his or her residence: Died;Became divorced or legally separated;Gave birth to two or more children from the same pregnancy;Became eligible for unemployment compensation;Became unable, because of a change in employment status, to pay basic living expenses for the household (including expenses for food, clothing, housing, medication, transportation, taxes, court-ordered payments, and expenses reasonably necessary for making an income).Ta-da Compliements of the IRS website.

I continued there until I was 54 when I had a major medical issue that changed my life.  

and targeted tech, medical and  grad students.    

Now is the time to setup your healthcare strategy which might include open enrollment on the exchange, exploring insurance plans outside of the exchange and paying the penalty, setting up an HSA (typically low out-of-pocket medical expenses), setting up an HRA (typically for high out-of-pocket medical expenses), or a healthcare sharing ministry.7.

Since an addiction is a medical issue and covered by HIPA regulations , no one can really inquire as to if someone is actually a recovering addict .  

The inspector doesn't care if its medically required that @Bettina F. is trying to refer to and that excuse won't fly with them. 

@Bill Goodland I wrote a book for medical professionals just like yourself:  "DONE!