Sleuth is straight up not correct. Think about this for a second, do you really think there is some magical get out of medical debt free loophole? Of course not, that's absurd. Regardless of the experience he/she has had or a few friends have had, this isn't actually a thing. You may get lucky and the debt collector may not have the proper paperwork for the debt or you may irritate them enough that they stop bothering you, but they absolutely can and do verify these debts every day. It's worth a shot to ask(in writing) to verify it, but don't expect some magic "gotcha" to happen.