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Do not trust these companies who claim to assist people in finding help with paying medical bills.
These companies are collection agencies in disguise.
They collect your personal information and later use it against you.
Never give any company such as this any of your personal information.

The are a collection agency.

Like I previously said.
Light collection's my hind end. They are a collection agency. They lie.

Do not trust them

I DID RESEARCH YOU IDIOT.

THEY ARE A COLLECTION AGECNY PRETENDING TO HELP YOU.

THEY COLLECT PEOPLES PERSONAL INFO AND USE IT AGAINST THEM.

I was recently taken to the e.r. About a week alter I started receiving letters from Firstsource wanting my personal information, birthcertificate, and wanted me to sign a power of attorney saying they could sign my name in so called applying for help. I called the number for Firtsource that was listed on the letter.
At that point I did'nt not know what Firstsource was. During the call I asked how did they get paid as I did not want a bill for something I did'nt want or understand. When I asked the girl on the phone how they got paid-- she got all rude and nasty and told me if I was going to be difficult they would start collection action.
Needless to say, I hung up on her.
I spoke to the state commerce and insurance office and Firstsource is a collection agency.
They no not alert people to this fact on the letters they send out.
Federal and most states laws including my state requires a disclaimer on letters sent from a collection agency. Saying  ' This communication is from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose" .
The required disclaimer is NOT on the letters they send out.
I'm in the process of going after them for this.
It is violations of the " Fair Debt Collection Practices Act"
Each letter is a separate violation and separate penalty that I will receive plus attorney's fee's.

P.S.

Firstsource wanted me {in their letters] to sign a statement saying I waived my HIPPA rights protecting my personal medical records privacy.

Quote
          " I AGREE THAT PROTECTED INFORMATION DISCLOSED TO FIRSTSOURCE MY BE
            SUBJECT TO RE-RELEASE AND IS NO LONGER PROTECTED BY LAW "

It will be a cold day before I sign such.

I received a letter from them ater a night in the hospital. Had several tests done and racked up a high bill. I had no insurance. The bill was about five grand. I filled out the pape they sent me an thy did assist me i pay some of the bill. All I owe now is 1281.00 I do belive they are out to help and they ay set up payment plans for the remaining balance. Thats fine with me.

Thanks for educating some people.. Like u stated they should do  Research before they complain..... Good message

They are not a collection agency and they do help people get medicaid and other help. If you really did your research you would know that. They've helped thousands of people and you shouldn't post such paranoid mistruths that will prevent other people from trusting and getting help they may need and deserve. Shame on you.

Obviously you're not very good at research then. And anyone who calls people idiots, especially when what they are saying is true, needs to get a grip. Medassist is without a doubt legitimate and helps people and doesn't collect or fraud or scam anyone, they help people, fact.

Here's the thing, though. If you need help with your bills, Medicaid and Medicare are as close as your nearest Department of Human Services. Medicaid covers medical bills for 3 months in the past. So why would MedAssist be necessary as an intermediary?

*Sigh* Ok, well, considering that help from Medicare and Medicaid is as far away as your nearest Department of Human Services, and SSI is as close as your nearest Social Security office, again, why is an intermediary necessary ?

Most hospitals have some type of charity care assistance, and that is handled directly through the hospital for those who don't qualify for help from the state. So, again, no need for an agreement with this company.

Care to disagree with me or tell me I need to research ? Go for it, because I can name my sources.

do you work for them Susie?

It's all about resources. I have worked in Healthcare Revenue Cycle for over 25 years and there is definitely a need for an intermediary. Hospitals and healthcare organizations cannot justify the need to internalize this process because volumes, labor, and benefits. The intermediary only gets paid a fee if the healthcare organization receives payment.

You must work for this collection agency.

I suggest anyone who doubts what I say about these collection agencies.

GOOGLE--- this exactly --->>>    med assist collection agency

Med Assist and First Source are the same ; A COLLECTION AGENCY

G O O G L E      it   !

Light collections ____

you sure are a piece of work.

A collection agency is a collection agency.

Any person or company who breaks the law is criminal.

Firstsource  fails to follow the law and post the required federal and state disclaimer on their letters to people.

-->>>- this is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be use for that purpose.

They send people paperwork claiming to help , for you to fill out all your personal details.
Which they then use against you. Having not listed the above required disclaimer on the letters violates the law.

THEY ARE A CRIMINAL COMPANY.

Google this exactly and read for yourself ---->>>  med assist collection agency

Um, they have ZERO reasons to ask to be able to sign for authorization of your credit union and bank accounts. That has collection agency written ALLLL over it. Maybe YOU should do your research...shame on YOU.

MedAssist - whom I'd never heard of before - sent my daughter an "application" in the mail. Sure, it looked okay right up until "you authorize to sign in your name to obtain records from bank accounts and credit unions"...sounds a lot like the Nigerian guy who keeps emailing me.

just wait until they start auto-deducting from your bank account.