medical bills and collections - question

can a hospital send your account to collections if:

* the first time they billed you was about three months after your procedure
* you make a payment towards the balance every month, but it is nowhere near the full amount


my sister had a small medical procedure at the beginning of the year. she's not doing well financially, but she is chipping away at the bill.

i thought they could only send you to collections if you were not making any attempt to pay the debt.

medical bills and collections - question

Did your sister reach an agreement with the hospital to accept installment payments? If not, she should call there to ask about that

Re: medical bills and collections - question

Re: medical bills and collections - question

She should also ask for financial hardship paperwork. When I did that a few years back during a hard time and they reduced the total bill by a certain %.

medical bills and collections - question

Yes they can send you to collections. But all you have to do is set up a payment plan with the hospital/ doctor