Merry Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 "'Thank you for your recent correspondence wherein you disputed the debt(s) our company was attempting to collect on behalf of the clients identified below. We have since communicated with the clients identified below and they have confirmed to our company that the balance our company is attempting to collect from you is the balance owed. This communication is from a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.'" Next step? Thank you very very much for suggestions, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 not on CRs, I last made a payment in Aug 2019, debt is less than $1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Seaward Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 They've validated the debt. Next step is wait to get sued. If you signed a consent for medical treatment related to this debt, there's a decent chance that agreement has an arbitration provision. That's the route I'd take if you get sued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clydesmom Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Harry Seaward said: If you signed a consent for medical treatment related to this debt, there's a decent chance that agreement has an arbitration provision. Chance of an arbitration provision in a financial agreement for healthcare is slim to none. I have been doing this almost 40 years and have yet to see one used by a provider. The cost to the provider is way too high considering most are small LLCs. Even large clinics or hospitals don't do them. If they defaulted on a CareCredit account that would have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Seaward Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 23 minutes ago, Clydesmom said: I have been doing this almost 40 years and have yet to see one used by a provider. The last few times I've been to a new provider, they have all had arbitration provisions. They may have always been there, but I didn't start looking for them until the last few years. Must be an AZ thing. It's been going on here since at least 1992. "Melinda Kay Broemmer (plaintiff) asks this court to review a court of appeals opinion that held that an "Agreement to Arbitrate" which she signed prior to undergoing a clinical abortion is an enforceable, albeit an adhesive, contract." https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12537316836479059971 Here's another from 2007: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5485495856055899638 Edit: Turns out it's not an AZ thing at all. They're all over the place. https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+arbitration+agreement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clydesmom Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Harry Seaward said: The last few times I've been to a new provider, they have all had arbitration provisions. They may have always been there, but I didn't start looking for them until the last few years. Must be an AZ thing. It's been going on here since at least 1992. "Melinda Kay Broemmer (plaintiff) asks this court to review a court of appeals opinion that held that an "Agreement to Arbitrate" which she signed prior to undergoing a clinical abortion is an enforceable, albeit an adhesive, contract." https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12537316836479059971 Here's another from 2007: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5485495856055899638 Edit: Turns out it's not an AZ thing at all. They're all over the place. https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+arbitration+agreement I still think it is regional. We have not seen them at all here in Nevada. I never saw one in GA, SC, or VA either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Thank you, I think I will contact them and begin paying this then, I really don't want to be sued. Score 1 for the JDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoCares1000 Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 I did not see one from Mayo Clinic for my care. Then again, the MN Attorney General has consent decrees with ALL hospitals and major medical providers in the state for debt collection so it may be with private practices only. Also, with the pocket docket rules, it is easier for keep their misdeeds from becoming public record by convincing injury attorneys to use that process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 The original debt was for $2000 for anesthesia. I'd paid more than half but fell behind in all my bills. I honestly forgot about this one until I received the letter. When I logged on to see if my old account was still there, it said balance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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