HOVG, LLC Debt Collection Complaint

HOVG, LLC Debt collection department,

Medical Communication tactics Frequent or repeated calls Florida

I recieved a notice that a medical bill ( wrongfully ) went to Bay Area collection agency. I contacted the collection agency as per the notice. The person I spoke to was rude and tried to push me into making a payment right then and there. When I explained my situation ( grieving the bill with my insurance company ) he tried to make it sound like I was refusing to resolve the debt because I was not going to make a payment that very day. I asked him about a payment plan and was told the amount of money I could afford ( $50.00 per month ) was insufficient and that if I did not pay it off in 4 - 6 months ( $1000.00 per month ), they would send it to further collections and possibly onto my credit report regardless of being on a payment plan. I did not make a payment that day because I wanted to call the billing department and my insurance to determine what was going on. I recieved 6 more calls from them over the course of two weeks. Each time thay I answered, I said I could pay $50.00 per month


a payment plan for $50.00 per month under their terms that it was auto debited every month, but was told that this payment plan would only last through -/-/- ( 6 months ) before they send it into further collections which could possibly hurt my credit score. Calling 6 times over the course of 2 weeks ( two of those calls in a matter of a few hours ) is completely unnecessary and embarassing when I am having these conversations infront of my family members, especially considering I have been trying to do what I can afford to resolve this debt and every time have been told " you are clearly not interested in fixing this problem. '' I am a mother of two who accumulated this debt from an - - that quite possibly saved my life. I am a real person with real responsibilities trying to make ends meet and do not appreciate being told that what I can afford is not enough and I do not appreciate being harassed when I am clearly trying to fix this problem with what I have. Luckily, I am a - and off for -, otherwise these calls would have been recieved infront of my students and collegues.