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Yep, same here. I got hounded by a collector for a fee that was incorrectly applied to a paid-off medical bill from three years prior. The only way I was able t
by jzl 9y ago
Yep, same here. I got hounded by a collector for a fee that was incorrectly applied to a paid-off medical bill from three years prior. The only way I was able to fend them off was by sending a copy of a statement that I managed to find in the back of a folder buried under hundreds of pages of miscellaneous medical stuff. Moral of the story? Keep all medical paperwork for at least seven years. I've always done this and once in a blue moon it saves a massive amount of headache. You have to assume these days that someone will try to make money off you for not having records.
- throwaway613834 9y agoDebt has a statute of limitations?
- Retric 9y agoIf you have not made a payment in 7 years and they don't sue you then it goes away.
- milesvp 9y agoI think there may be a couple other actions that can reopen the statute of limitations, might be worth double checking. I know for libel, having a public timestamp get updated on a news story can reset the clock for that story.
- icantdrive55 9y agoNever give them a cent on what they claim you owe. Say you give them $10, or say you will pay; the SOL starts over again.
- briffle 9y agoCredit reports do...