Legal Question in Insurance Law in Virginia

Re: Doctor bills 2 1/2 years after service

You, rather than your insurance carrier are primarily responsible for the payment of bills

for whatever services are supposed to be covered under the insurance. Therefore, you must pay the bill which so far remains unpaid.

You should, however, determine the date, if possible, when your dentitst submitted the matter

for payment and obtain a copy of this submission

(if one exists) and send it along to your insurance carrier to see if they will reimburse you. (It's quite possible that the negligence lies with the carrier who may have received the submission from your dentist but failed, for whatever reason, to act upon it.)