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My mother was sent to the emergency room and later admitted to the hospital, where she spent several days. When she arrived, she did not know who she was, where she was, or what was happening to her. She was very sick. She had fallen a couple of days earlier and fractured three vertebre in her back, but did not find this out until several weeks later. They did not admit her for that, They just give her some pain medication and sent her home. While she was in the hospital they run several tests to find out what the problem was. Keep in mind, she did not know anything or anyone until the next evening. Anyway, since she has been out of the hospital, she has been getting a bill from the hospital. They have been calling her and sending threatening letters, stating that they would garnish her wages, even summons her to court if she did not pay this bill. My mother is a retired teacher from NC. She lives on a fixed income and she does not own her own home. She has state employees health insurance. The insurance was to pay at least 80% of this bill, if the hospital would of filed it correctly. Out of a $15K bill, the insurance paid less than $2K. The hospital claims that my mother is reasponsible for the rest. The insurance company tells her if they would have filed it correctly, they would have paid much more, but now it's too late. They are not willing to pay any more, because the hospital would not refile it correctly. Can this be done legally? What should I do? My mother is not in good health, and she does not need all of this stress. Please Respond.
My mother was sent to the emergency room and later admitted to the hospital, where she spent several days. When she arrived, she did not know who she was, where she was, or what was happening to her. She was very sick. She had fallen a couple of days earlier and fractured three vertebre in her back, but did not find this out until several weeks later. They did not admit her for that, They just give her some pain medication and sent her home. While she was in the hospital they run several tests to find out what the problem was. Keep in mind, she did not know anything or anyone until the next evening. Anyway, since she has been out of the hospital, she has been getting a bill from the hospital. They have been calling her and sending threatening letters, stating that they would garnish her wages, even summons her to court if she did not pay this bill. My mother is a retired teacher from NC. She lives on a fixed income and she does not own her own home. She has state employees health insurance. The insurance was to pay at least 80% of this bill, if the hospital would of filed it correctly. Out of a $15K bill, the insurance paid less than $2K. The hospital claims that my mother is reasponsible for the rest. The insurance company tells her if they would have filed it correctly, they would have paid much more, but now it's too late. They are not willing to pay any more, because the hospital would not refile it correctly. Can this be done legally? What should I do? My mother is not in good health, and she does not need all of this stress. Please Respond.
