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How do you handle hospital bills that are sent six months plus later then to collections? Do you pay the hospital or deal with collections? (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)

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Hospital says payment plans don’t work since it’s gone to collections…

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You have to ask for proof of ownership from the debt collectors. Sometimes all they have is your info in a spreadsheet, which is not enough to legally collect. Do some online searches and you should be able to finda lot of resources.

[–] CircuitGuy 1 points 2 days ago

ask for proof of ownership from the debt collectors.

I agree with this. If it turns out you really do owe the money and you have a little money offer to settle if they'll give you something saying the amount settles the debt in full. If they don't have proof you owe the money, I would ignore them.

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