Date Received: 2017-05-05T00:00:00
Product: Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX sent bills to collect invalid ” co-pays ” after we left XXXX XXXX and no longer used them as our primary medical care provider. After using XXXX XXXX for over XXXX years, these ” co-pays ” never once were demanded from XXXX XXXX , and in accordance with our insurance carrier, were not allowed to be billed, that all medical care costs were covered under negotiated costs, that we were not liable for these bogus ” co-pays ”. Bills were turned over to : PlusFour , Inc. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX , NV XXXX Plu s Four, Inc. sent XXXX collections notice for an {$11.00} co-pay and a {$88.00} co-pay and when we disputed it, no further action was taken except to cloud our credit reports with collection claims and to attempt to force us to settle in order to remove the negative reporting.
Company: PlusFour, Inc
State/Zip: NV 891XX
Company Response to Complaint: In progress
Was Company Response Timely: No
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2476418
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