Merchants and Professional Bureau, Inc. Debt Collection Complaint

Merchants and Professional Bureau, Inc. Debt collection department,

Medical Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed Debt is not mine Illinois

I am a veteran of the -. As a benefit to me for my service, I receive free healthcare. The VA was my insurance for my prenatal care and labor and delivery. My son was born -/-/- and the doctor that I chose for him made the initial doctors visit while we were still in the hospital. I received the bill from the doctor some time later and gave the doctor office the VA 's information so that they could process the claim. What I was unaware of was that the VA needed my son 's SSN in order to process the payment. I had no idea that the doctor 's bill was still deliquent until -/-/-, 16 months after my son was born, until I received a letter from the collection company. I made contact with the collection agency more than twice and told them that I contacted the VA and gave them all the information they needed so that they could process the claim. I also told the VA that the debt was in collections and I was told that they always do that, '' meaning the collection agency will continuously go after the patient until they receive payment, even though the patient has insurance. I got tired of letters and phone calls from the collection agency so I contacted the - and made them aware. The final result was the collection agency not contacting me anymore. This issue has knocked off - points from my credit score and the note says, individual responsible. '' I am not responsible. The VA is responsible and the doctor will not get paid until the VA finishes processing the claim, however long it will take. I would like this issue to be removed from my credit report.