Bill from CFA for services 2 years ago

[Anonymous]

I paid my copay at the time just like I always had and now they are saying I owe ~$500 from services more than 2 years ago. When I first started this journey with them in 2017 I heard of them coming up with bills years later. Is there a legal limit on how long ago a practice can bill for services?

[Anonymous]

There are statutes of limitations but they vary by state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are statutes of limitations but they vary by state.

And, in the financial paperwork people sign for health care, often they waive the statute of limitations.

If you owe the money, you might want to pay it before it goes to collections. If it goes to collections, you might end up owing more than the $500 because of attorney's fees and costs.

[Anonymous]

This happened to me with CCRM and I just ignored it to see if any follow-up bills would come. You usually get ample warning before a bill goes to collections.

It never did, so I assume it's just something their billing system auto-generated, perhaps without insurance applied.

[Anonymous]

Their billing dept is TERRIBLE and disorganized. I would go through all of your payments and compare what you paid via what they state you owe. Did they send you a bill? I would also look at your insurance explanation of benefits forms to make sure that their charges are correct. I had them mischarge me several times. Sometimes they would catch it, and bill me less or more as needed later.

They sent me a bill about a year after I completed services. Their bill ended up being correct and they just never charged me at the time. I had them send me a complete description of the fees including dates of services. It's really frustrating!

[Anonymous]

Just email the finance person who will fix it. We got a bill we has already paid for from a year ago and she fixed it. They switched finance teams, the old one was terrible and the new person is trying to fix it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are statutes of limitations but they vary by state.

And, in the financial paperwork people sign for health care, often they waive the statute of limitations.

If you owe the money, you might want to pay it before it goes to collections. If it goes to collections, you might end up owing more than the $500 because of attorney's fees and costs.

Waivers may or may not be enforceable based on a lot of factors. The ones I’ve seen providers use almost certainly aren’t