psych hospital bills -legally, can't charge me but they are anyway, so stressed.

charlieglasgow · 30-03-2010, 11:58 PM

I just got a letter from WBI (psych hospital) for over 6 thousand dollars as my balance for my last stay. i had a feeling they were going to do this.

i stayed involuntarily, and according to 1 lawyer i've talked to, about 5 psychiatrists and 3 counselors i've talked to, they can't charge for involuntary stays.

it makes sense too. you go there against your will, you shouldn't have to pay 2k a day for it. you know?

so now i'm dealing with it. the lawyer has threatened them repeatedly about last year's charge of the same nature.

they know it's illegal, they're just doing it anyway, and i have to deal with all this,

collectors are calling me about last years' now, and i'm ignoring it, because the collector guy's an ass.

i mean, i don't pay any of this, and they can't do anything about it.

they sue me, and it's illegal for them having charged me in the first place. so them suing me is unlikely. just bills.

i'm not paying it. despite the fact that i don't have 6000 dollars, and when i have a job, it's 100 dollar paychecks,

i just... legally don't have to.

i have the feeling that you're just screwed when something this big does something illegal to you. and i have nowhere to turn on this.

so what am i going to do?

not pay them. ignore it. let 'em sue me. it's illegal, so they're not winning.

i still feel stressed having to deal with it, but just writing this is making me feel better, knowing they're powerless too. all they can do is send em to collectors.

i can cope. i can cry, and listen to music, and write on here, text my friend and talk about movies. dance.

this isn't going to get me, by a long shot. corporate assholes will be corporate assholes, and they'll get theirs, in the end.

so ha.
take that.

but i hate being this stressed out. and i hate corruption. so i just hope they get theirs' soon.

oohhhh a good song just came on. i'll write.
and it'll be okay.
song?

float on by modest mouse.

Rhuben · 31-03-2010, 01:06 AM

Get your lawyer to write a final letter telling them to desist sending you bills and co-sign it, in the letter inform them that all future bills and mail will be documented and then forwarded to your local police department and treated as harassment.

Just a suggestion?

Ultimately if they can't legally charge you, they haven't got a leg to stand on.

charlieglasgow · 31-03-2010, 01:39 AM

hmmm that's a good idea.

31-03-2010, 02:31 AM

I think you should fight it, cause even if they don't sue you, it will ruin your credit if you're in the US. I agree your lawyer needs to do something about it.

charlieglasgow · 31-03-2010, 04:08 AM

i told my dad, and that's what we're going to do. thanks for the suggestion, i wouldn't have thought of that. it might bring some of the stress down to get them off my back.