So the title kinda says it all. I've lived in this town my entire adult life, so every time I've had any kind of medical issue it's been with the same hospital. About 10 years ago they stopped sending bills. Now, instead of getting a bill, I just get sent directly to collections. This has happened dozens of times, everything from a $25 copay for my kids vaccinations to the $500 boot I got when I broke my ankle. Add the fact that they apparently open a new account for every single bill, you can imagine the train wreck its made of my credit.
As of right now I've paid off all the bills that were sitting in collections, which helped some (my rating is still below average, but I'm working on it.) But I will no doubt have to deal with this hospital again in the future, and I highly doubt that their practice of sending me to collections instead of sending me a bill is going to change. Is there anything I can do about this? Can I somehow dispute the black mark on my credit on the grounds that they can't be bothered to send a bill or something?
Submitted January 25, 2021 at 12:07AM by siskulous https://ift.tt/3c72I3q
