Who is responsible for an employee’s hospital billsif their health insurance did not start when promised?
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Who is responsible for an employee’s hospital billsif their health insurance did not start when promised?
Employer deducted money 4 months ago for health insurance to start the following month. Employer and insurance broker were disputing cost of insurance; employer took to long to respond; employee ended up in the hospital the month that health insurance coverage was to start. Who is responsible for hospital bill. Insurance company said insurance did not start until a month later than it was scheduled to have started.
Asked on August 21, 2011 Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
The issue of who is responsible will probably depend on who was at fault. If the employer was taking out money for insurance, then the employee should get it; therefore, it should be either the employer or the insurer who is responsible. Which one it will be depends on who either deliberately ignored or slighted their responsibilities or who was negligent (careless) in how they dischared their obligations. From what you write, that may be your employer, if they took "too long" to repond.
If one or both will not pick up the cost, you may have file a lawsuit naming them both, seeking recovery/compensation from either, and letting them then fight out who is responsible for what share. An attorney can help you with this.
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