Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

father died in hospital with no health insurance
My father in law died of stroke last week. He had no health insurance. My husband has been told that the he will not see any money or little money if he sells the house because the hospital/bank will go after the money (a week in the hospital in California where he eventually died). A suggestion was to completely forget about the house and not even try to sell it because of all this health debt with the hospital (a bill has not been received yet).
So, on top of his grief, my husband now has to deal with this terrible possibility of losing the only thing his father owned (the house).
Is there a way out? Can the hospital be talked into lowering the bill? Can the hospital meet the family half way?
Thank you

Asked on 1/23/08, 4:46 pm

Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

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Re: father died in hospital with no health insurance

If immediate family are still living in the house, the hospital might give your husband some consideration.

I would suggest that one communicate with the hospital about the bill and see if it can be reduced. It's not uncommon to negotiate such things.

Answered on 1/24/08, 11:59 am

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