Consumer complaint received 2015-05-19
Company: HCFS Healthcare Financial Services of TeamHealth
State: AZ
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Not disclosed as an attempt to collect

Complaint:
I was contacted with a debt collection agency called HRR & G their number XXXX at XXXX on XXXX XXXX 2015. They left an electronic voice message asking me to call them asap for a debt collection issue. I did after two minutes receiving the message. They told me that XXXX XXXX XXXX of XXXX has sent my account to collection on XXXX XXXX 2015. After seeing me at the emergency room at XXXX hospital in XXXX Arizona on XXXX XXXX 2015. This was the first time I received any communication XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX either by phone or by mail. I told them that I never received any invoices from him, however, I did receive XXXX other invoices from the company that read the XXXX and the XXXX and the hospital I received their invoice on XXXX XXXX 2015 and I paid it XXXX XXXX XXXX 2015 at XXXX and it was the first time the hospital sent me an invoice. I did call the hospital after receiving an invoice from them after five months and five days and the hospital told me that the insurance just finalized the payment on XXXX XXXX 2015. I asked the collection agency to send me a copy of the invoice that they from XXXX XXXX XXXX. The problem I have is, the collection agency already sent my file to credit agencies, at least that 's what they are saying initial, then they retracted it. not sure what to believe. XXXX XXXX XXXX never sent a bill or made any calls to me. I received invoiced from XXXX other providers that saw me at the same hospital visits and I paid them all upon receipt. I believe XXXX XXXX XXXX violated fair debt collection act by sending me to collection without sending me an invoice or attempt to contact me and let me know that I have an invoice from him. Why other providers invoices were received and his invoice was not, his invoice a small fraction of the hospital invoice. I believe XXXX XXXX XXXX and his company XXXX are not doing a good job billing their patients resulting in issues like mine. I attempted to call XXXX XXXX XXXX and the office of consumer affair at XXXX several time today on XXXX XXXX and no one took my calls or took messages from me. I called their billing office after speaking with the telephone operator at XXXX and the billing office refuse to talk to me since my file has already been sent to collection on XXXX XXXX 2015. There 's no way that XXXX XXXX XXXX was able to send the claim to my insurance company from a XXXX XXXX 2015 visit and send me an invoice and a final notice before sending me to collection by XXXX XXXX 2015. This is a blunder on XXXX XXXX XXXX and I want him to correct it by sending me an invoice so I can pay him immediately. I wish he or anyone in his office returns my calls after many failed attempts to call him and his office, only an operator answers the phone and gives me other number to call and no one answers these lines.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation