My question involves an outstanding medical bill in the State of Illinois. My husband has an outstanding medical bill from 2006, with a balance of $5,000. The bill is current, I have never missed a month of sending them a minimum payment. They are now threatening that if we don't send a larger payment amount every month that it will be sent to collections. Can they do this? We cannot afford the monthly payment that they are requesting & have good credit & would like to keep it that way! I have already called the clinic & they are not budging! Any suggestions? I've always heard that if you are making a consistant monthly payment that they couldn't send it to collections? I'm stressed.....

