The ambulance co. billed mom for a lift, which never happened in the over 20 times she's needed a lift. Should her estate be liable?
Mom had a medical alert system who made the EMT calls for lifts. I called the ambulance co. and explained.. was told they would get back to me, but only billed again. Now it's in claims.
Who paid the ambulance company the other times? Medicare, her supplimental insurance? You need to call them again and see if they billed Medicare and then her supplimental if yes and denied then you ask for the copy of the denial and call her insurances and find out why she was denied. It could be a coding error by the Ambulance Co billing dept. Once you get an explanation from them you can go from there.
The estate is liable if still in Probate. But if Probate is closed and estate distributed, it maybe too late for the now Collections company to collect. If I am right, just send any correspondence back to the Collection Co. with "person deceased" If you haven't already, don't give them any of ur personal info. You are not personally responsible for Moms bills.
Mom's been billed for every EMT transfer. Seems like that's just what happens.
Yes, her estate is liable for bills, incurred before her death. I paid for a pair of dentures that FIL never got to use. Just b/c he died before they were done didn't mean the ceramist didn't spend many hours making them.
If it was for your mother's benefit it would seem logical that her estate should pay for it, but I'm not an attorney nor the IRS so please make sure you get confirmation from the estate attorney or a tax attorney. Make sure the invoice indicates who the lift benefited. Changes in reimbursements and decreases in county/town budgets could be dictating why it is now a chargeable item.
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The estate is liable if still in Probate. But if Probate is closed and estate distributed, it maybe too late for the now Collections company to collect. If I am right, just send any correspondence back to the Collection Co. with "person deceased" If you haven't already, don't give them any of ur personal info. You are not personally responsible for Moms bills.
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Yes, her estate is liable for bills, incurred before her death. I paid for a pair of dentures that FIL never got to use. Just b/c he died before they were done didn't mean the ceramist didn't spend many hours making them.