Almost had ANOTHER heart Attack!!

So, in Feb I suffered a CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) in short, a heart attack. Rushed to the hospital, I recovered and thankfully, little damage...So a month went by and I get a bill from them $45K+. Now I damn well appreciate that they saved my sorry butt. I have changed eating habits and watch weight and take lots of pills.

But being unemployed and with no insurance, I couldn't send them more then $10 a week.

They did say "Send us your IRS info and some other paperwork, we may reduce the amount owed" so I complied as I knew I couldn't afford what they wanted, though I DEARLY wanted to pay them...Then today I receieved a letter from them.

"After review of your current situation, we have reduced the amount owed to $0"...

Damn, almost had to call EMS when I read that. Thank you Legacy, thank you very much!!!

Oh Gene........THAT IS AWESOME. 

To not have that bill hanging over your head to stress you out will be an incredible weight lifted off your shoulders.  Your health is fragile right now, and you didn't need the added stress.  I am soooooo happy and relieved for you. 

God Bless the people who made that happen for you.

                                                            PMM

What a fantastic result and what a weight off your shoulders.

So very pleased for you Genenco.

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OMG Genenco what a blessing in disguise... that is fantastic.. it couldn't of happened to a better person Genenco, yes God Bless those that made that happen, true relief.

God does answer prayers and that's why we should never lose our faith. I am very happy for you now go win some money honey lol

That is awesome Gene. I'm so happy for you, now you have one less worry.

lol was  a bit worried with the thread title, but now i see its great!
gene, i guess you deserve it!
also, so rare to see  a hospital, or any institute that act so humane!
hats up to them: if be willing to go s far as to say you should name and fame them
for others in your country or state might feel good  knowing there is  a good one out there..
anyway superb news man!

I am so glad for you! Now you can relax knowing that everything will be ok!

Yes I posted the above info on craigslist Portland/WA also..They deserve more for sure...

thats  a thumbsup from me:)

Awesome....................:)

Gene Gene Gene!!!!!!!!! Ya know you almost gave me a heart attack when i read the title of this thread!!!'

After calming down and taken deep breath i have one thing to say..........

OH YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


That's like hitting the jackpot!!!

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    So glad to hear that Genenco. I think we can count that as a "WIN"

WTG Gene.... I actually had the same thing happen to me... I was in the hospital for 3 days with pneumonia... My bills were only around 10K though. Sent the paperwork back, and got the same letter.. Amount owed... $0, and account closed. Im like you gene, wouldnt minded paying if I had it, but I didnt.  Funniest thing is though, at the bottom of the page it said.... Just because it was paid for this time dosnt mean its ok to do it again... I was like LMAO!!!!!!!!

Awesome news Gene, that is a true blessing from the anti-collections fairy!

Awh Gene!!!! That's great!!!! I wish all of my bill collectors would send me a letter like that...lol.

Good for YOU! 

WOW!!!That's awesome!!!!Glad to here some of the little people get a break too,not just all the big corporations and banks.Your own little bail out!!

Wow, that is truly fantastic geneco. Im so happy for you! I remember when I was a lurker before I really posted and became part of this forum, reading about your tragic experience. Im glad everything turned out ok, and Im glad they wiped out that bill for you...You really deserve it. Take care of yourself.

Gene,

Work your magic my way pls, I was hit by a car walking across the street 7 months ago. Uninsured 20 yr old I will walk with a limp the rest of my life, but i am alive. One Dr charged me $1200 for a 30 min office visit. Neurologist, just telling me you nd 2 see a podiatrist, but still chgrd $1200 for that advice. You see when you don't have ins their office told me we can chg whatever we want. Another reason why I am so happy the Healthcare bill passed. I could not be happier for you Gene. God continue to bless you, dear man.

Another very important thing I found out, that in this economy, if you don't pay for anything else, pay for your car insurance. My car insurance, even though I was not driving my car. It was my policy that saved me and your Insurance Adjuster will ONLY pay (if you are very lucky) the POLICY LIMIT on your policy. So if you have $30,000 (which is standard minimum) bodily injury my attorney told me he could have killed you (the 20 yr old who hit me)  and all you will EVER get is your policy limit. So of course my policy now is $100,000 uninsured/bodily injury. I pay alot more for it but it is worth it. Now of course you can sue someone civilly and go before a jury, and they could award you millions. But here is the kicker GOOD LUCK getting it. I know from experience just because you sue someone and get a judgement means absolutely NOTHING if the person you sued has nothing. 

I am sorry for your injury lucky. It's those "Type" of people that anger me the most. I have a car now and the FIRST thing was to get insurance (Liability) for it.

At one time I even carried 300K worth (Figured if I killed someone , they'd get a whopper payout, but not worth the life I took) but my limit is only $25K now (New insurance and can't afford more)

And you're right about suing and winning. "If they don't have it, how can they pay it?"

That's great news Gene!  I'm in Vancouver, WA- worked and lived in Portland for a long time with dh so I'm in the area too.  Legacy is pretty good, I'm so glad they 'comped' you!