MEDICAL BILLS GOING INTO COLLECTIONS?

2020-07-15T08:29:13-04:00

Why is it so hard to get the VA to pay for community care visits to hospitals for emergency visits. Now I have medical bills in collections and bill collectors calling me all the time.

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Jul 15 at 2020 8:35 AM

2020-07-15T08:35:22-04:00

COL Mikel J. Burroughs suggestions??

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Jul 15 at 2020 9:21 AM

2020-07-15T09:21:35-04:00

SGT Travis Borrego please check out this post from several days ag, contact these numbers and see if they can assist in any way. If not you need to google some Pro Bono Attorney's in your area that work sepcifically on veteran debt through the VA - they can at least get the collection activity stopped for a thorough review of the Mission Act and the First Choice Program. I hope one of these suggestions help you Travis.

https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/pressrelease-cfm--42

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Burroughs' Posse, RallyPoint Members, Friends, and Connections this may come in handy for individuals that you know that have suffered from COVID-19 VA offers debt relief to Veterans through year’s end WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced its commitment to extend debt relief to Veterans adversely impacted by COVID-19 to the end of 2020 by suspending certain debt collection actions. The department recognizes...

Response by PO1 Carole Speese made Sep 7 at 2022 12:52 AM

2022-09-07T00:52:39-04:00

Auto accident, nurses fill out the paperwork for the VA pre-approval request for rehabilitation once I got discharged from the hospital.
Fractured pelvis, ribs etc I went from intensive care to the
regular section of the hospital. VA denied the claim, for not getting pre-approval. The paperwork sent to the VA was not a claim, it was a pre-approval request for rehabilitation once I was discharged. So they denied the"claim " because I had plenty of time to get pre-approval. I was still an inpatient when they denied it. How do you get a pre-approval for an automobile accident?

Response by SGT Kerry Sommers made Nov 27 at 2023 9:11 PM

2023-11-27T21:11:12-05:00

I had a community care appointment. The bill was $2500 and the VA paid $654. Luckily the hospital didn’t bill me for the balance. Worst than the Medicare payments. Get a copy of the bill and it blue you away. And you wonder why regional hospitals are going out of business??