Doctor's Bill

[nikita1978]

My mother recieved a bill from a doctor's office, stating she owes $444.00. The bill was for office visits back in May 2005, and July 2005. The office billed Medicare and a supplement insurance in August 2007. The claims were denied because she no longer has Medicare and the supplement insurance, she is covered with Humana now.
Can she still be held responsible for the bill?

 

[Michael Wechsler]

My mother recieved a bill from a doctor's office, stating she owes $444.00. The bill was for office visits back in May 2005, and July 2005. The office billed Medicare and a supplement insurance in August 2007. The claims were denied because she no longer has Medicare and the supplement insurance, she is covered with Humana now.
Can she still be held responsible for the bill?

Are you saying it took the office two years to bill the insurance? If she would have been covered if the office had presented a timely bill than it should be easy to reason with them that they aren't being paid because of their own obvious negligence.