A LOAD of reported and unreported medical bills

[author22]

Well, I finally put together the bills I owe for medical. The situation is not pretty.

 

UNREPORTED

 

Hospital #1: $333.01 (from 2005)

Doctor #1: $290 (from 2005)

Hospital #2: $565 (from 2006)

Hospital #2: $126 (from 2006)

Hospital #3: $841 (from 2006)

Hospital #4: $526.30 (from 2006)

Hospital #5: $101.58 (from 2006) EX deleted

Hospital #5: $170.19 (from 2006) EX deleted

 

REPORTED

 

Hospital #6: $365 (from 2006)

Hospital #7: $165 (from 2006)

Doctor #2: $81 (from 2005)

 

UNSURE

 

Hospital #8: from 2006

Doctor #3: from 2006

 

ESTIMATED TOTAL DUE: $3,564.08

 

Now, during some of this time I had insurance but the remaining bills are what wasn't covered. Some of the times I had NO insurance and NO job.

 

I don't want to have further entries on my credit but I don't know how to handle some of these HUGE collections. Most of them are no longer with the originating hospital. Any ideas about goodwill, etc.?

Edited January 24, 2007 by author22

[shannon91c]

do the hospitals have a hardship type program? My mother in law had no insurance and a min. wage job and a 15,000 medical bill from a 10 day hosp stay. the hosp had a program where they gave grants and her was covered 100% due to income. It wouldn't hurt to check it out w/ the hosp.

[shannon91c]

do the hospitals have a hardship type program? My mother in law had no insurance and a min. wage job and a 15,000 medical bill from a 10 day hosp stay. the hosp had a program where they gave grants and her was covered 100% due to income. It wouldn't hurt to check it out w/ the hosp.