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Overdose of debt: lenders push risky credit for everything from cancer care to Botox.(finance services for medical procedures)
When you're buying a new car or a plasma TV, you're on guard against high-pressure sales pitches and finance schemes that benefit the seller's bottom line rather than yours. But such tactics are probably the last thing you'd expect at a doctor's or dentist's office.
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Yet credit cards and finance lines that can reach exorbitant interest rates are being pitched to consumers seeking medical care, either directly or through their medical professionals.
Lenders tout this as a way for patients to cover medical needs or elective procedures. Citi Health Card offers plans at "participating providers ...
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