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  1. #21
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    Default Re: Billed for an Ambulance Despite Refusing Service

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    If I had asked for or accepted any medical care or transport I would be happy to make some kind of payment plan with them. Fact is they provided me nothing but a bill for a service that I didn't request or need. According to my insurance company there shouldn't be any bill since it wasn't me who called for a non emergency. Since no service was provided other than asking if I was ok and arguing with me I don't feel I should pay.

    The other thing is I have a very high credit score one bogus bill isn't going to damage it
    How large is the company you work for? I don't think your company will open a WC claim for the amount of the bill and have that claim on their policy. Why don't you or have you asked your company to pay the bill? What is the nature of the business?

    I currently work at a facility that is FDA approved. We have to follow CGMP and OSHA 3088 regulations. That includes how emergencies are handled and are strictly enforced as SOPs. We have to complete training modules in the first week of every month. We have two people on every shift (and alternates) that are trained to assess emergencies including injuries. These are the only persons that can call 911 or request emergency services. If anyone else were to make that call, they would be summarily fired.

    That happened last year when a long time employee in the office called in a code 500 over the intercom when there was no emergency. He was frustrated that nobody was answering their phones.

  2. #22
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    Default Re: Billed for an Ambulance Despite Refusing Service

    My employer is a local k12 school. They do have to have workers comp and I am going to take this to work after holiday break and see what they say. I'm not exactly sure who placed the 911 call but they had to have paniced or something to place it before deciding it was a life threatening situation. Since this did happen at work I agree with the statement that worker comp or my employers should be taking care of this bill. I still don't feel like I should have to pay it since I didn't need or receive treatment or transport and the call was unnecessary. What I am going to do is hand it in at work after the holiday break and see it their insurance will pay it or they will pay it. If they don't Then I am going to go back with the Ambulance billing company and see if I can negotiate a lower fee.

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    Default Re: Billed for an Ambulance Despite Refusing Service

    I think your most recent post is a much better plan than simply disregarding it, which is how I read your earlier postings.

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    Default Re: Billed for an Ambulance Despite Refusing Service

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    I think your most recent post is a much better plan than simply disregarding it, which is how I read your earlier postings.
    Yes of course if all fails and they will not negotiate then we are back to withholding payment again I would think.... but then I can at least show I made efforts to find ways to get the fee paid and offered to settle it with them.

  5. #25
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    Default Re: Billed for an Ambulance Despite Refusing Service

    Sorry to necropost - but OP any updates? I am very interested in this case because I agree completely with you not having to pay but as others have pointed out the headaches of not paying may far out weigh the small price (which is probably what the ambulance company is counting on). So if you can provide any updates that would be great!

  6. #26
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    Default Re: Billed for an Ambulance Despite Refusing Service

    The Ambulance billing company didn't want to settle. I offered $50 to try to start negotiation. Figure $50 is not bad for showing up to do nothing. They said we don't want to negotiate. So I told them I wasn't planning to pay the full amount and hung up. They have since not sent me any more invoices. Who knows if it wI'll move on to collection

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    Default Re: Billed for an Ambulance Despite Refusing Service

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    The Ambulance billing company didn't want to settle. I offered $50 to try to start negotiation. Figure $50 is not bad for showing up to do nothing. They said we don't want to negotiate. So I told them I wasn't planning to pay the full amount and hung up. They have since not sent me any more invoices. Who knows if it wI'll move on to collection
    Well hopefully that is the end of it. Probably not but you can hope. BTW: What did your employer say about the whole fiasco?

  8. #28
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    Default Re: Billed for an Ambulance Despite Refusing Service

    Basically that they never seen billing for that. They checked to see it workers comp might cover it but the they would not for the same reason I couldn't get my insurance to cover it or use my health care spending account funds to pay them, the service that are billing for is not medical treatment or transport to a doctor or hospital.

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