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totallyconfused Asked June 2019

Getting a letter from a collection agency for medical bills. Any advice?

A letter came in after the deceased. I think it is for medical bills which needs to be submitted to Medicare and supplement insurance because they were shut off prior to the bills coming out.

anonymous418566 Jun 2019
Good advice from others on forum. If these bills are in name of the deceased, then I would call collection agency to find out the origin of the request to collect.
Sometimes departments at the hospital don't connect with each other. Call the hospital accounting dept to enquire why this happened. Both parties of these calls, tell them that billing should have gone to medicare. However, you are not responsible for any payments.

Countrymouse Jun 2019
Is the letter addressed to you or to the deceased person?

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Shell38314 Jun 2019
You also can send a death certificate if there is no estate to pay these bills.

I would try Ahmijoy way first if that doesn't work then send a death certificate!

Ahmijoy Jun 2019
If the medical care was provided before the insurance was cancelled, they can still be submitted to Medicare and the person’s supplemental. If they were submitted and the statement is for residual charges, the payment should come out of the person’s estate. You, personally, are not responsible for these charges. Call or send a letter to the collection agency explaining this.

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