Reply #27: I recently recived a letter from a Collections Agency for a doctor's [View All]

[Kerrytravelers]

bill from an appointment over three years ago. I had no idea who they were or what it was all about. I saw that doctor a grand total of once. I had received two letters in the past telling me the insurance owed the doctor money. When I stopped by the office to check on it, I was told it was just to let me know about the insurance, but there was nothing I could do.

So suddenly, I got a notice that I didn't pay for my appointment. Well, you have to pay prior to being allowed into the examining room, so clearly I paid for the visit. I went to the doctor's office and they told me it was the insurance company not paying. So, how does that have anything to do with me? It was for a lousy $80, but with the collections agency, it was now $137. Who keeps a lousy recipet for three years?

I got some smart ass answer from the doctor's bookkeepere, so I paid the collections agency and turned them all into the Better Business Bureau and the State Attorney General's office... both of whom seemed mighty interested in my tale.