Sure he can, if he wants to. But hey, your neighbor can if they want to, or the guy jogging down the street. None of them HAVE to take responsibility for it.
This debt is YOUR debt. If dad wants to assume responsibility for that, he can do that, by PAYING it. You can't transfer a debt you owe, to someone else.
Your plan won't work.
That makes a big difference. Some auto policy's will pay medical bills, If he carries that coverage. As for health insurance; all of them carry a deductible.
This deductible is more than likely the amount they are asking for. Anyway if you dad wants to the responsibility for the Money owed. He can simply call the collection agency and pay it for you.
As for removing it from your record. I am not sure but he can ask that if calls them to pay it.
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