A year and a half ago I gave birth to my son in a hospital. I know that hospitals hire third parties to assist them and that you receive a separate bill from them, but as far as I’m aware we haven’t received any separate bills. We paid what we owed the hospital and moved on.
A year and a half later we get a debt collection notice in the mail from ICSystem (a legit debt collection agency) saying we owe Pediatrix (a shady-ass medical group) $2800. Completely surprised at the bill, I call the number to gather more information and dispute the claim.
The debt collectors know my name, address, when my son was born, which hospital he was born in, and they even know his name. I haven’t told them any personal information, this is all stuff they already knew. When I asked what the debt was even for they gave no reason, they didn’t even confirm that they provided any services for me, just that I owe them $2,800. Pediatrix specializes in Premie and NICU care but my son had no such issues. I disputed the claim, Pediatrix ignored it and is still demanding we pay up.
Do I have a right to know what I am even being charged for or is this information that can legally be omitted? I just don’t think we owe them anything but they will not answer their phones and they’re ignoring my dispute. What can I even do? I don’t have $3000 just laying around!
Submitted May 10, 2021 at 06:38PM by Ohyeahyeahforsure https://ift.tt/3o8xHQO
