In a nutshell, the primary insurance company approved a 6 month stay when there actually were no days left of coverage. Instead of contacting Provider Services to question no payment, the nursing home filed with Medicare then sued me for patient responsibility. I called member services at the primary insurance and they released all pre-approved payments, which is what the nursing home should have done 2 years ago. Primary insurance sent a $43,000 check to the nursing home for those 6 months approved but not paid! There are other things the nursing home did not follow procedure on but for brevity and trying to not lose people reading this, I'm omitting. The point is, due to negligence of the nursing home suing me, can I file in small claims court on my own providing a paper trail of negligent practices and request the money spent in legal fees?

