I'm gonna try and give as much information as I can, but everything I know is what I've overheard from my parents talking about this.
My dad was injured at his workplace a few months ago, and I'm fairly certain he was told by his workplace to go to the hospital, and it was understood they'd pay the medical bills. Then awhile later, we get a surprise bill from the hospital for work done directly related to that injury.
I believe my parents sent that bill down to HR at my dad's workplace, but now its September and we get another bill for the same exact amount. This time it's urgent. (We've gotten this bill several times at this point, but I've forgotten the exact details of the back-and-forth up until this point. I thought they had it handled, and for mental health reasons I try to ignore my parents' issues and focus on myself.)
For some more context, my dad's workplace is pretty damn shady and they cut a lot of corners to save money. I'm not quite sure if this is sheer incompetence on their part or if they're refusing to pay it. I'm not familiar with the legality of what's going on, and neither are my parents. This is happening on a Saturday so there's not a lot of people we can call or places we can drive to sort this out.
My best guess is to call the hospital and explain what's going on, but does anyone else here have any advice? My mom's also worried this whole situation is gonna get my dad fired because of the """mess he's causing""" his employer. He's a mechanic for a garbage collecting company if that helps.
EDIT: Dad filled out workman's comp, but mistakenly gave the hospital HIS insurance card. The injury occurred in May, and there's been a back-and-forth since then.
Submitted September 11, 2021 at 01:57PM by sassquire https://ift.tt/3tzTlzX
