Dear So and So

[OakLeaf]

Oh, man, Catrin, I'm so sorry it's turned out that way.

Most hospitals these days will accept payments - since they don't have much choice - although I guess it probably depends on whether the hospital you went to was for profit or not. In fact, I was pretty irritated with the bills from my crash, that the hospital's collection department called me within a day or two of my receiving the bills! Their intent (they claimed) was to work out a payment plan, not to harrass ...

[jessmarimba]

In fact, I was pretty irritated with the bills from my crash, that the hospital's collection department called me within a day or two of my receiving the bills! Their intent (they claimed) was to work out a payment plan, not to harrass ...

They came up to find me IN MY ROOM and asked for my debit card, maybe the day after surgery. The lady got rather irritated when I wouldn't get out of bed and find it for her (I couldn't even walk at that point! Though I should've tried to get up just so I could've vomited all over her)

But most hospitals will take whatever you can pay at a time, and will just send you invoices with the remaining balance for usually at least 6 months. It takes forever before they'll try to send to collections agency or anything. Don't stress over it...I think I paid maybe $200/month (after I gave them my entire bike savings chunk about a month after I was released).