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- From: mag1@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (michael.a.giden)
- Subject: Re: Does the 30 day/90 day rule apply?
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 14:36:14 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Oct9.143614.286@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
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- Summary: So sorry
- References: <1992Oct8.194845.3793@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
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- In article <1992Oct8.194845.3793@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>, stank@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Stan Krieger) writes:
- > To what kinds of bills, etc., does the law that complaints must be
- > acknowledged within 30 days and resolved or answered within 90 days
- > apply? I've had a lot of problems with doctors and hospitals not
- > answering billing queries and complaints.
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- >
- Sorry, but the law is the Federal Truth in Lending Act & applies to
- credit cards, not the kind of bills you are talking about. I wish
- there were something similar for other bills, I'm sure all of us have
- had this kind of experience.
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- Good Luck!
-
- Mike Giden
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- > What I'd like to know is whether a doctor's or hospital's bill is
- > subject to the same 30 day/90 day customer query requirement as a
- > credit card bill? If so, then even before we start talking, they've
- > already forfeited the first $50 of the amount in dispute if they
- > didn't acknowledge my letter within 30 days (and of course, I'm sure
- > that in turn would lead to another dispute as they would refuse to
- > acknowledge their having to eat $50, even if they were entitled to
- > it).
- > --
- > Stan Krieger All opinions, advice, or suggestions, even
- > UNIX System Laboratories if related to my employment, are my own.
- > Summit, NJ
- > smk@usl.com
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