My doctor died. My first bill wasn't sent through insurance so I had to ask that it be. I got my second bill, for $25, in late February. Two days later, I got a letter saying the office was closing due to the death and all debts had to be paid by March 23 or they'd be sent to collections. The office used a billing service, but that service is just providing customer service at this point and has no power to accept payment. All payments must go to the executor. I mailed my first check in late February and it still hasn't been cashed. The billing service tells me the executor won't REALLY send it to collections until March 30. SO! Based on that, I physically took a check to the post office where the executor's PO Box is located and mailed it. That was Monday. Put in a note saying this was a second check just in case the first never arrived. Billing service says there's nothing they can do and that they've relayed my messages to the executor. Neither check has been cashed and the 30th is Tuesday. I'm guessing I've done all I can do, but any recommendations???
I have pretty good credit (somewhere around 800) and I own a home so I won't be getting a mortgage anytime soon, but I'd still rather not have it on my record that something went to collections. Especially when I've been actively trying to pay. Will this actually hurt me much if it did?
Submitted March 26, 2021 at 09:06AM by mtaea0 https://ift.tt/3lRMCxD
