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Can a hospital sue for nonpayment?
Yes, a hospital can sue you for nonpayment. If you fail to pay your hospital bill, the hospital will report your account to a collection agency.
I have a medical bill for 168.00 that was sent to a collection agency after I made a payment. They are going to keep in the collection agency until my bill is paid off. This can not be right.?
If the bill was late enough to be sent to a collection agency, the collection of that bill has been turned over to that collection agency as well.
Can a collection agency collect on an unpaid medical bill even after the hospital closed down?
Yes, the debt is a legal "thing" and can be sold on to other organizations for collection.
If you offer to pay a lessor amount on a hospital bill then was previously agreed upon can they still send the account to a collection agency?
Yes. You have a legal contract to pay the agreed upon amount. If they did not accept your latest offer, they can send the bill to a collection agency.
I live in CA and Im trying to make payment arrangements with a hospital. They want me to pay 450.00 up front or they will send me to collections. If I only have 100.00 to give them can they do that?
They can. But, you owe the hospital not the collections agency. If you pay $100.00 per month to the accounting department of the hospital, they arenot likely to refuse your payment, and will apply it toward your bill. If you continue to pay the hospital and refuse to discuss anything with the collection agency when they begin to call you, your bill is likely going to be paid in full by the time the collection agency can do anything but send you letters and call. Be careful and do not pay with a personal check. Pay by postal money order only. Paying by personal check gives your banking information to the hospital who in turn can pass this on to the collection agency. In the event they eventually obtain a judgment against you, the collection agency will already have the information they need to garnish your assets.
If you paid a collection agency in 2004 for a hospital bill you never received in 2000 in Florida and the hospital has resold the same debt to another collection agency in 2007 what can you do?
You get a letter from the paid collection agency and send it as proof of payment to the new agency. In the mean time, you call the new agency and dispute the claim of debt. If they receive the letter and still harrass you, then you have the right to sue and turn their neames over to the BBB. This is only if you paid in full. If you settled, then the next agency can try to get the unpaid amount. Remember, there is a 4 year period on medical bills. After that, they can't collect, unless the hospital revitalized your account.
What is thestatute of limitation on a medical bill that was written off by the hospital?
There are no statutes of limitations on 'bad' debts. Customarily they will sell the debt to a collection agency who will then continue to attempt to collect it from you.
Is it legal for a hospital in Ohio who have received regular small monthly payments on a hospital bill to turn the bill over to a collection agency?
a popular misconception among people is that as long as i pay them a little every month they cannot sue me but that's incorrect. its up to the hospital if they want to accept your payment plan.
Can a hospital send your bill that is exactly thirty days old from time of service to a collection agency?
they normally don't, they try in house collections at first before they farm it out, but to answer your question, yes, they can.
Can a collection agency or collector seize a checking account for a medical bill?
== == no they can not do so for a medical bill.
If one collection agency fails to collect a medical bill and sell it to another agency how long will the bill stay on a credit report?
seven years
Can you request to make monthly Payments on a hospital bill that was sent to a collection agency and is now in demand for payment status?
yes. first claim poverty to the collections agent, and get in touch with billing at the hospital. most of the time they can write off a good portion of your bill if you really cant afford to pay
