I still think that FICO should fall under RICO.
I'm willing to bet that a lack of equity in the property has more to do with this than her unpaid medical bills.
Well, if the doctor made an error in issuing the bills, perhaps he might be found financially liable for her loss in civil court?
Personally, I’d have just paid the two $11 bills and not let them go to Collections.
Watch out for the cell [hone providers as well.
I paid the last payment on my contract, and told them not to continue the contract after it expired. The clerk enterd that day as trhe end of my contract. They sent me a bill for early termination penalty fee of about $240.00. I argued with toady’s for about 6 months refusing to pay it. - It went to collection agency. I finally got hold of a supervisor at ATT and pointed out the minor fact that I had made all the payments fulfilling the contract. He had to get hold of a company lawyer, and the lawyer finally edxplained to him that if I made all the payments, I had fulfilled my end of the contract. They had to call it back from the collection agency. Idiots...
Several years ago my family was in a car accident. We had all insurances, etc for ER visitation.
Three weeks later we all get LIENS in the mail, entered in a totally different state. Because the auto insurance did not pay before 30 days were up. Infuriating. They were withdrawn a few days later, because the insurance paid, but the damage is done.
Medical bills are like any other. They are a legal debt. Far too many people put them aside (no big deal), but they are legal debts and should be paid.