Florida medical bill assistance.
Find how to get help with medical bills and debts in Florida. Millions of families and individuals across the state of Florida do not have health or dental insurance. Others have limited coverage are are struggling to keep up under the Affordable Health Care Act. Numerous households have high medical bills as a result. Many programs and non-profit organizations across Florida can help patients reduce or eliminate their various medical bills.
Several of the resources for people to call for help, some of which may be offered for free, include Claims Assistance Professionals, credit counselors, and medical bill advocates. The organizations can work on behalf of individuals to find solutions. They work with clients so that patients can deal with expenses that resulted from a hospital, medical provider, or even prescription medication cost.
While some of the companies may be for-profits and are run by corporations, many others are non-profit organizations that operate across Florida. Be sure to ask the company the details of how they can help you and what fees may be involved.
Medical bill advocates in Florida
Some of the advocate agencies, who can contest and help you save on your medical bills, include the following. Advocates may work on a contingency basis. This means they will not charge the client unless they save them money. Be sure to fully understand the exact type of service they can offer you.
- Medical Billing Recovery Specialists
Address: 2161 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
West Palm Beach, Florida 33409.
Phone: (561)721-1212
They negotiate on behalf of patients.
- Versatile Medical Services
5286 Slater Road
Spring Hill, FL 34608-1749
(352) 688-0114
- Davie: Assent Medical Cost Management, Inc.
4700 Grapevine Way
Davie, Florida 33331-3354
Phone number - (954) 880-0217
Medical bill, credit and debt counselors in Florida
Credit counselors that are located across Florida can help patients deal with medical or hospital bills and debts too. They can facilitate reduction in payments, reduced interest rates, and work with your medical provider to help individuals get back on track with their medical bills.
123 Credit Counselors, Inc.
703 Waterford Way (NW 62nd Ave.), Suite 220
Miami, Florida 33126
Dial - 305-269-9201
Advisory Credit Management, Inc.
5769 West Sunrise Blvd., Plantation, FL 33313
800-786-3940
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of West Florida, Inc. The non-profit often helps patients deal with any debts they ran up at the doctor or a local hospital. They have multiple offices around Florida, including in:
- 14 Palafox Place, Pensacola, FL 32502
800-434-0268
- 913 N Beal Parkway Unit H, Ft Walton Beach, Florida 32547
800-343-3317
- 625 Highway 231, Panama City, Florida 32401
Main phone number is 800-343-3317
Consumer Debt Counselors, Inc.
Address of the non-profit is 831 W. Morse Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32789
Call - 407-599-0057
Some companies, such as CareCredit, have credit cards for paying medical bills. Free advice is given to low income Florida families. They can help with debts incurred for eye care, medications, Lasik tests, and other procedures.
CredAbility, Consumer Credit Counseling Service
They also operate from multiple locations around Florida, including the following:
- 12811 Kenwood Lane Suite 111, Fort Myers, Florida 33907
800-251-2227
- 900 North 14th Avenue, Leesburg, Florida 34748
Main phone: 800-251-2227
- 3670 Maguire Blvd., Suite 103, Orlando, FL 32803
800-251-2227
- 5421 Beaumont Center Boulevard Suite 600, Tampa, FL 33634
Debt Management Credit Counseling Corp.
Address of main office is 700 W. Hillsboro Blvd, Building 1, Suite 105
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441
Main phone: 954-418-1466
Family Counseling Center of Brevard, Inc.
Locations for this medical bill and debt counseling non-profit organization are:
- 4880 Stack Blvd Unit E5, Melbourne, Florida 32901
Dial 321-984-3611
- 840 Brevard Avenue, Rockledge, FL 32955
321-632-5798
- Main office is 725 DeLeon Avenue, Titusville, Florida 32780
321-636-9210
Family Foundations of Northeast Florida, Inc.
1639 Atlantic Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32207
Dial - 888-444-0046
There are some dedicated medical bill advocates. They can go over the enrollment process for Obamacare, negotiate fees and interest rates, and review charity care programs at hospitals based in Florida.
Family Life Resources, Inc.
5802 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33617
813-989-1900
Often insurance does not cover dental costs. Or other emergency medical procedures may cause a family to run up their medical debts. The non-profit counseling agency may assist.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Mid Florida
111 West Main Street Suite 308, Inverness, FL 34450
Call for assistance - 888-436-4054
GreenPath, Inc.
111 West Main Street, Suite 308, Inverness, FL 34450
Dial - 888-436-4054
Counselors deal with national insurance companies, such as United Health Car and Aetna, and major hospital chains. The non-profit can provide tips on what to do if a doctors bills in correctly, help deal with bills on credit cards, and more.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Mid Florida
- 725 SE Baya Drive Suite 107, Lake City, Florida 32055
Main phone number is 888-436-4054
- 1525 NE 22nd Avenue, Ocala, FL 34470
888-436-4054
- 1227-9 NW 16th Avenue, Gainsville, Florida 32601
888-436-4054
InCharge Debt Solutions
5750 Major Blvd, Suite 175
Orlando, Florida 32819
Phone number - 866-729-0049
Get help in dealing with cosmetic costs, hearing tests, vets, and other medical bills.
Florida Claims Security of America
Claims Assistance Professional services can help patients deal with insurance claims and/or resulting medical bills. This means that if your insurance company refuses to pay a bill, the patient can challenge it. They address balanced billing issues, rejected insurance claims, and similar issues.
- Claims Security of America
3926 San Jose Park Drive, P.O. Box 23863
Jacksonville, Florida 32241-3863
904-733-2525, 1-800-400-4066
- Medical Claims Processing Inc.
5626 Atlantic Ave North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33703
Toll Free: 1-877-893-4140
- Medical Claim Service of Southwest Florida, Inc.
Coral Professional Complex, 923 Del Prado Blvd, Suite 107
Cape Coral, Florida 33990
call: 239-772-2030, toll free: 1-877-772-2030
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