daughtersrus
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2002
Does anyone know if there is a time limit for a hospital/doctor to bill a patient?
My FIL just got a bill from U of Chicago for cancer treatment for my MIL for services from March 2005 with a co-pay of almost $500.00 Sadly, MIL passed away more than a year ago. At the time, my MIL was on Medicare and had a supplemental policy through FIL's former employer(he's retired).
This is the first bill for these services that they've received. The supplemental policy is saying that the bill is too old so they won't consider it.
He's trying to call U of Chicago but is getting the runaround.
I haven't seen the bill myself so I don't know when/if Medicare paid but it still seems like they should have sent it to the secondary policy before now.
Are there any laws or regulations that stipulate a time period for medical billing?
My FIL just got a bill from U of Chicago for cancer treatment for my MIL for services from March 2005 with a co-pay of almost $500.00 Sadly, MIL passed away more than a year ago. At the time, my MIL was on Medicare and had a supplemental policy through FIL's former employer(he's retired).
This is the first bill for these services that they've received. The supplemental policy is saying that the bill is too old so they won't consider it.
He's trying to call U of Chicago but is getting the runaround.
I haven't seen the bill myself so I don't know when/if Medicare paid but it still seems like they should have sent it to the secondary policy before now.
Are there any laws or regulations that stipulate a time period for medical billing?