LOYAL AG said:
Something is missing here. She says a year later she has medical bills they're paying off. Why? This is an obvious lawsuit and I'd tell the hospital and doctors to pound sand til that settles. The story is awful but surely she has recourse other than just paying for this.
Odd that the first people reporting this is a UK tabloid a year after the fact, so not great reporting thus far. Maybe someone local can investigate. That being said, I could see this happening as stated.
1. Lab or practice messes up
2. because of the dire timeline you want to start treatment immediately and don't care about maxing out of pocket (assuming she had insurance through A&M)
3. Later tests reveals mess up and no one wants to take blame
4. Your insurance doesn't care much about getting
your money back
But I agree, if they are sending bills, I would file them directly in the trash.