The Ohio Random Thread... aka We Should Probably Be Working
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CX isn't a Mazdaspeed... it just has the same engine.
so the CX is not a great car? (sad)
People are dumb. Kids are worse. I cringe every time i hear of a young kid getting a nice car. weather it's fast or not, they'll still going to push it beyond it's limits at some point. Think of it as thinning the herd.....
princess peach
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Question for people who have legal knowledge or experience dealing with this stuff: I just got a call from my sister, a collections agency called her today saying they've been trying to get a hold of her for a while, leaving messages and sending letters. They are charging her $2,500 for Anesthesia services for a procedure she had on 5/12/09 (a little over 4 years ago). I found this online:
Statute of limitations on medical bills in Florida
SOL in Florida for an Open Account is 4 years and a Written Contract 5 years. Medical bills are normally considered written contract, but it could be one or the other. If the contract is signed under seal, it may have a longer time.
Note that other factors will determine when the SOL begins to be counted.
I've asked her to:
- talk to Sprint to get all records of incoming calls since she hasn't received one from them till today
- demand proof of postage from the collections agency
- talk to the Dr to verify she didn't sign anything, as to be considered a legal binding contract (she says she didn't, she was 18 at the time. Also asked her to verify with my mom.)
- try to find out if the contract is valid from the time the Dr said she needed the surgery (Nov 2008), when the Dr issued the order (before May 2009) or when the surgery actually took place (May 2009)
It was a knee surgery, replacement\fixing ACL. Does anybody know if that kind of surgery\procedure is considered a legal contract? My ex-father in law's insurance paid for it at the time.
Any help\insight is appreciated.
Statute of limitations on medical bills in Florida
SOL in Florida for an Open Account is 4 years and a Written Contract 5 years. Medical bills are normally considered written contract, but it could be one or the other. If the contract is signed under seal, it may have a longer time.
Note that other factors will determine when the SOL begins to be counted.
I've asked her to:
- talk to Sprint to get all records of incoming calls since she hasn't received one from them till today
- demand proof of postage from the collections agency
- talk to the Dr to verify she didn't sign anything, as to be considered a legal binding contract (she says she didn't, she was 18 at the time. Also asked her to verify with my mom.)
- try to find out if the contract is valid from the time the Dr said she needed the surgery (Nov 2008), when the Dr issued the order (before May 2009) or when the surgery actually took place (May 2009)
It was a knee surgery, replacement\fixing ACL. Does anybody know if that kind of surgery\procedure is considered a legal contract? My ex-father in law's insurance paid for it at the time.
Any help\insight is appreciated.
I have no idea on the law of Florida, however new federal healthcare laws require them to accept any version of a payment plan she says. So if she can't resolve it, and she needs to pay it, they must allow her to set up a payment plan of $20/month.
I would check with the insurance co to see if it was paid. We have had a couple of bills fall through the cracks at the doctors office that they said were not paid and after a few calls they were paid by the insurance but not posted to the account.
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princess peach
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I do know about this, but I'd rather have her not pay anything
Peaches, it could also be a scam. Watch out for those.
If you don't pay your medical bills they do. I had a $114 medical bill on my credit report that I never received a bill for and was actually supposed to be a workers comp claim (just a tetnis shot) but I called the collections agency it was reported to, then back to the hospital, then to another collections agency, and back to the hospital. What a pain. But finally got it cleared up.
If you don't pay your medical bills they do. I had a $114 medical bill on my credit report that I never received a bill for and was actually supposed to be a workers comp claim (just a tetnis shot) but I called the collections agency it was reported to, then back to the hospital, then to another collections agency, and back to the hospital. What a pain. But finally got it cleared up.
I had a workmans comp claim from 2008, and the company said they would pay it. Well I check my credit in 2012 and it was on there but in collections. So I called the collections, and they told me the amount and such, so then I called the company I worked for at the time and the lady said she would look into it and get back to me. Never heard back from them. The thing that caught me is when I had the services done, they put my name down as the one paying and I was very clear it was workmans comp but they still billed me. It was Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey.
princess peach
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I know, its a good thing she calls me whenever she freaks out about something
