And already got money for my totalled car. I just need the health settlement so I can pay my hospital bills.
So how do they expect me to pay my hospital bills?
When you are done treating. Your attorney will order all of your medical bills/records. Once he gets that together – he will send the settlement package to the adjuster to review. The adjuster will review the package and negotiations will begin. Once the attorney and adjuster agree on a settlement – the adjuster will mail a check and final release to the attorney. The attorney will have you sign the release and will then distribute the settlement funds (to you, to him for his fee, to your medical providers). It all depends on you and your attorney how long it will take. Nothing can happen until your attorney gets a complete settlement package to the adjuster.
As far as your ER bill. Call the billing dept up. Offer to pay 50-100 per month, until the bill is paid in full. Usually, as long as you make your payments on time every month the hospt does not turn you over to collections. They are not happy about it and will send you lots of letters but usually won’t actually turn you over to collections or trash your credit. Just keep making your monthly payments until the case settles and your attorney can make sure the hospt gets paid the balance.
Most likely you are paying your attorney 33% + expenses of any settlement you get as his fee. Since you are paying him so much money – you really should ask him your questions. We are glad to give you some info here. But since you are paying such a huge chunk of money to your attorney for his legal expertise – you really should make him earn his money and ask him or your case manager in his office your questions.