Q: my husband was discharged from hospital and made a financial agreement to pay 200 a month which I have been paying, now
they sent to collection no notice. also they say we owe more then we do.i have every receipt. this does not seem fair. what can we do?
A:
Your husband should contact the hospital's billing/collections department to get more information. It is unlikely that they will deal with anyone other than him, due to HIPAA and other privacy laws.
He can ask them to provide records to support their version of the amount due. If it is revealed that they have made a mistake, he could bring it to their attention and ask them to fix it. If the account has been paid according to the terms that were agreed, he could request them to withdraw the account from collections. If there are more debts than he knew about and he can't pay them, he might wish to consider bankruptcy. For further assistance, consult with a collections defense or bankruptcy attorney in your area.
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