Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt Collection Complaint

Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection department,

Medical Communication tactics Threatened to take legal action Illinois

- - from Harris and Harris located at - - - in - called my daughters phone number about 3 weeks ago. My daughter has developed medical issue dealing with her - in the last year. Last summer she went to - - for emergency care. They never asked for her information but sent a bill. I am the insurance holder so I submitted my insurance information. Earlier this year another representative from Harris and Harris called me. I explained that the $950.00 bill was inaccurate as - never submitted it to my insurance and never sent payment reminders. I also said this should not be a case of collections. This representative apparently did submit the insurance information BUT we still never received a bill. Three weeks ago - called my daughter who is not the insurance holder and told her if she did n't give her money over the phone this would go against her credit. My daughter asked her to send us a bill after explaining the situation. - repeatedly said that she had to pay money on the spot or this would go against HER record. I am tired of medical companies billing practices. This is not the first bill that has fallen into the cracks and has appeared a year later. We simply asked - to send us a bill through - as this is NOT a collection issue and she refused. I did receive a bill BUT through the collection agency. I have paid many other medical bills for my daughter. There is no reason why I would n't pay his one. Medical companies should be required to bill consumers accurately within 30 days of a service and follow up on a monthly basis before sending bills to collections. Since this situation is a billing issue with - it should not eve be handled through any collections agency.