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I live in California and since July 1999, I have been having a problem with a County Hospital regarding a bill they insist I owe. Upon entering their outpatient clinic, I paid $25.00 admission fee and waited 55 minutes for a doctor that was too busy to examine me or discuss what I came in for. He asked me to make another appointment, which I did. About two weeks later, I was sent a bill for $90.00 for the office visit. Mad as hell, I immediately canceled my follow-up appointment and refused to pay the bill due to not getting medical care. Through four costly (registered) letters, trying to resolve this by explaining I received no medical care, they insist, according to their records, I did get care and that I owe the bill. They have been billing me every month since 1999 and I have been throwing the statements away, refusing to pay. They now sent me a letter stating that if I don't pay they will put this into a collection agency. My question is: Isn't there a Statute of Limitations on being able to collect a debt? Since this took place July 1999 and it is now almost March 2001, there should be. Thanks -
I live in California and since July 1999, I have been having a problem with a County Hospital regarding a bill they insist I owe. Upon entering their outpatient clinic, I paid $25.00 admission fee and waited 55 minutes for a doctor that was too busy to examine me or discuss what I came in for. He asked me to make another appointment, which I did. About two weeks later, I was sent a bill for $90.00 for the office visit. Mad as hell, I immediately canceled my follow-up appointment and refused to pay the bill due to not getting medical care. Through four costly (registered) letters, trying to resolve this by explaining I received no medical care, they insist, according to their records, I did get care and that I owe the bill. They have been billing me every month since 1999 and I have been throwing the statements away, refusing to pay. They now sent me a letter stating that if I don't pay they will put this into a collection agency. My question is: Isn't there a Statute of Limitations on being able to collect a debt? Since this took place July 1999 and it is now almost March 2001, there should be. Thanks -