Guest me_confused Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) I was at the dentist in June 2009. I asked for them to get a pre-approval by the insurance before they did any work. They said they did and showed me a breakdown of how much I had to pay. They started the bridge and took the measurements one day. When the bridge came and I stopped by for the final fit, they said something about the insurance not paying because they had a "prior missing tooth" clause. So hearing this, I got up of the table and said "i asked for a preapproval by insurance, I dont want the bridge -- you lied to me" They went back (dentist and the front person) and then after talking they said lets finish, you will not owe the balance -- we will take care of it. So in March 2012, I receive a letter from a collection agency saying I havent paid. I have never received a bill from them. So I call the company, and they said well we send you bills, and you should have received a statement from insurance that states they didnt cover. so I asked for the account summary. The summary of the account showed: There was supposedly one bill sent ("one" and only one) in December 2010. However I never received that. To respond to the managers -- well the insurance should have sent you something --- the insurance letter would have stated "this is not a bill" and I usually disregard those until a bill arrives (I have paid all other dental and medical bills that I have received in the past 3+ years -- I have nothing outstanding and a perfect credit score)Even if I had received something from the insurance I would have not paid attention to it since I believe I have an "oral agreement" that I didnt owe anything,... but the fact was that I never received a bill, so I had no reasons to be concerned with the insurance paperWhat right do I have -- what should I say to the company When I said I needed to talk to the dentist to remind him -- the manager said -- Well he is in Seattle now -- cant talk to him Edited April 10, 2012 by me_confused clenning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest usctrojanalum Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 You might be stuck in between a rock and a hard place here. Oral agreements are worth the paper they are written on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kutuzov Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 This happens more often than you think. Years ago I got surgery, out patience surgery. The date was set etc., and like a week before a lady call me and told me that the out patience facility was not contratced by my insurance, but they would do the same price as an in network facility. I said if that's the case I need iwritten proof of what you are telling me. She then said the person in charge was sick and could not send a paper. I told her well then I'm calling my doctor to reschedule an in network facility, and that's exactly what I did. Never trust thier word go with papers, no papers they will screw you, they just don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnCarter Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 First of all don't keep your mind double minded, It makes worse things. You have any legal document than you should take some legal actions against him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingifr Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Question: If one enters into an oral agreement with a Dentist can you enter into an anal agreement with a Proctologist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSCMage Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Question: If one enters into an oral agreement with a Dentist can you enter into an anal agreement with a Proctologist?What would be the SOL for anal agreements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingifr Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 What would be the SOL for anal agreements?I guess it depends on how big an a-hole they were.What kind of agreement would a gynecologist make? And if tin whistles are made of tin, what do they make foghorns out of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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