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Rhoada
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What is the name of your state? I live in Tennessee. 5 years ago (April 1997) my daughter had kidney reconstruction surgery. At the time I had full medical benefits. About 6 months after the surgery, the company I was working for folded as with the insurance company. All medical bills for my daughters surgery had been filed way before this time and I was guaranteed they would pay their part. I heard NOTHING from the hospital for 2 years. No monthly billing statements and no phone calls. Then they send me a nasty letter saying the claim has still not been paid. I in turn faxed them all the information I had on the bankruptcy filing and court case numbers, anything and everything I had to send them I did. Again, nothing for 3 years now, no monthly billing statements, no phone calls, nothing until tonight. I received a call from a collection agency for the hospital stating "our case had shown up on the computer system" so they wanted to call and see what the situation was. I told them I presumed since I had not heard anything in 3 years that all had been paid. I feel I am about to be served with court papers for this matter. Am I legally liable for a bill that I have heard nothing about in 3 years?? Should they not go after the insurance company first? Do I not have any rights to fight this matter with?
