Consumer complaint received 2018-11-20
Company: The CBE Group, Inc.
State: NJ
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was paid

Complaint:
RE : Bill collection sent by CBE regarding Department of Health and Human Services, for a bill they did not paid ever. I have submitted almost 2 years ago, a complaint against Medicare that starting asking me to pay a debt to them for NON services in regarding medical bills never paid by them. In XX/XX/XXXXI had a car accident caused by a teenager. As consequence in XX/XX/XXXX I had a medical necessity XXXX on my XXXX XXXX due to the injuries and physical and psychological suffering, at that time my car insurance provider XXXX paid all the bills directly to each provider. Therefore, after the case was settle the attorney charged 30 %, for its representation, and from my small portion left, he sent to pay doctors, XXXX XXXX, every treatment done to me at the end I got few dollars. Medicare " never paid one penny, since never my attorney notified them, for the simple reason that when it is a car accident never medical providers accept Medicare, or Medicaid, only personal health insurance I had none. Hence, I had only Medicaid at that time since I was not XXXX, I was not qualified to have it yet, I was XXXX. At last I qualified for Medicare after I turned XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX but they took three months after my birthday to give a last my Medicare card. Having my XXXX one year before and XXXX every time paying every provider immediately how come Medicare try to ask me to pay for non paid bills done by them, and my XXXX   was in XX/XX/XXXX? So how come Medicare could paid such bills never sent them to them, either the attorney reported to Medicare because my car insurance was taking care of every bill. Likewise, since was a car accident and only the providers accepts personal private health insurances or through an employer, never Medicare, or Medicaid. It is clear they are lying and trying to collect a non existent debt and have sent me to collection again, even that after I submitted a complaint against Medicare for false claim, I got a letter on my behalf. Hence, if having no Medicare how come they came to ask to pay them for non medicals bill paid by them? On the other hand either Medicaid, never, paid a penny since was a car accident case and only my car insurance paid every bill. Nevertheless no bills were sent to Medicare neither to Medicaid since attorneys or providers rejects those kind of health insurances. My attorney at that time stated that all the bills were submitted to XXXX, never to Medicare either to Medicaid, is obvious. On the other hand I called myself the attorney and XXXX to find out if they had submitted any medical bills to Medicare or Medicaid, I was told never they did, because my car insurance provider took care of everything. After the case was settled, the attorney took his 30 % for representation and from the small portion left he sent to pay in full every provider, at the end I have almost nothing today living with some XXXX problems since I have a XXXX   on my XXXX XXXX they got the most, I got the less. According to the law, when a person it might received some money due to physical pain and psychological suffering we the person affected we have not obligated to pay, since is like a kind of compensation for that suffering. Today I had received a letter this time from XXXX XXXX XXXX, asking me to pay {$1100.00}, I can see it doesn't states Medicare as used to be, at this time says " Original Creditor Department of Health and Human Services, principal balance {$970.00}, Interest {$200.00} penalty {$0.00}, fees {$0.00}, current balance {$1.00}, 178.29. It is clear that from Medicare they switched to Department of Health and Human Services, it doesn't matter how they are trying to collect funds for bills never paid by them. I am tired dealing with this people, how come physical injuries, pain and psychologic suffering by a human being also we have to live harass asking to pay for bills never they took care, since was not necessary due to the case that was covered by my car insurance penny by penny. I need you to stop that CBE group collection agency, since they are they are threatening to put a lien on my Social Security benefits, when I don't owe them a penny and this money is protected by the government. Please I need your help, today I am living from fixed income from retirement {$800.00}. This is horrible how money turns crazy some people oh my XXXX!. What unfair act from this people. I need your help. Thank you

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation