Complaint #1514591 submitted on 08/12/2015 relating to ONLINE Information Services, Inc.. Complaint relates to Debt collection Medical - Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed Debt is not mine.
Complaint was submitted via Web and sent to the company on Wednesday 19th August 2015.
On XX/XX/XXXX I had an XXXX performed by XXXX XXXX XXXX. This procedure was covered by my medical insurance ( XXXX ). I provided XXXX XXXX XXXX my insurance card and the procedure was performed.
Months later I received a bill for the above procedure. I called my medical insurer provider to inquire why. According to my medical insurance provider " XXXX XXXX XXXX sent the bill to the incorrect address '' therefore the bill was not paid by my insurance company. As per my insurance provider they provided the XXXX XXXX XXXX the correct billing address. '' I also called XXXX XXXX XXXX and provided the correct billing address just to make sure they had it right this time. From that point on I did not hear back from XXXX XXXX XXXX. Based on my conversation with my insurance provider it appears that XXXX XXXX XXXX submitted the bill on three different occasions, all three times to the wrong address, they had also submitted the bill past the one year filing limit.
Sometime XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX reported to the credit reporting agencies that I had an unpaid bill ( this now shows in my credit report as a " collection '' ). I only became aware of this after checking my credit report, something that I do on a regular basis. At that point I contacted my insurance provider and the collection agency in order to determine why this was happening. I spoke with the collection company and explained my case, providing them all the background information. This did n't work. I have received several calls with intimidating tones and innuendos from the collection company. Many of these calls are during my work hours and are harassing in nature.
Attached is the " explanation of benefits '' from my insurance company. In the claim summary, under " member responsibility '' it clearly show that I 'm not liable for the amount, Further down in the explanation section it also shows ( item TFO ) that the service provider, XXXX XXXX XXXX submitted the claim past the filing deadline.
I believed this now a matter between XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX. I 'm in no way involved since I 'm covered for this procedure and I paid the required amount based on my health insurance coverage. I feel that this in unjust and unfair and that XXXX XXXX XXXX through its collection agency has damaged my credit, negatively impacting my financial future and potential transactions, and also possibly placed my job in peril as I 'm required to undergo periodic background checks based on my present position.
| Company | ONLINE Information Services, Inc. |
| Complaint ID | 1514591 |
| Date Received | 08/12/2015 |
| Product | Debt collection Medical |
| Issue | Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed Debt is not mine |
| State/ZIP Code | FL 330XX |
| Consumer Consent | Consent provided |
| Company Public Response | |
| Company Response To Customer | Closed with explanation |
| Submitted | Web 08/19/2015 |
| Result | Timely Response: Yes, Consumer Disputed: No |
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