Being an adult isn't as fun as you thought it would be as a kid. Sure, you get to stay up late, eat…read morewhat you want, etc. but you also have to deal with medical bills, and worse yet, having them sent to debt collectors (which I suppose would be the natural transition of things, IF the debt was valid, which it was not).
I had a preventative service back in spring of 2020, and I've been to this medical center the year prior, so this was nothing new for me. I did receive my results in the mail which was fine, but then I also received an EOB with a $200 charge for 'Imaging Center'. I never had one of these in previous years, so I called up my health insurance about it, in addition to the billing department at the medical center. Both places declared this to be incorrect, and I took notes on whom I spoke to, when, etc.
However, later in the year (December to be exact), I get a 'bill' from this 'Grant & Weber' whom I never heard of before, claiming I owe $200+ (of course, interest was added on) so I called my insurance AGAIN, and I had a great guy put me on hold, resolving what I needed. I received an updated EOB with the same claim # stating it was resolved and I had a $0 balance. This EOB arrived in January of this year, 2021.
In February however, I receive ANOTHER notice from G&W, with higher interest since it was obviously a couple months since their prior notice. Now I know from common sense NOT to call these people; they don't care about your situation, they just want your payment, and I hate to admit it but in their defense, they probably have heard every excuse in the book from scammers. When you are actually in the right though, this makes for a most frustrating experience.
Cut to July, I get a phone call from a man named 'J. Dawson' STILL asking about this debt. Exasperated, I reach out to my insurance and the rep called G&W on my behalf. I was put on a three-way call and 'J. Dawson' came across as smarmy which I expected, but said he would contact Cedars and I was to call him back the following week which I was not looking forward to. Of course, I called, left a message, and have yet to hear back. It's now September.
So, do you still want to be a grown up?