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How do you handle hospital bills that are sent six months plus later then to collections? Do you pay the hospital or deal with collections? (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to c/personalfinance@lemmy.ml

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Hospital says payment plans don’t work since it’s gone to collections…

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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 11 points 2 weeks ago

The hospital is now out of the loop and no longer has any power in this situation.

"gone to collections" means an external company has paid the hospital for the debt. (The hospital likely make cents on the dollar.)