<prompt> Human: Im a California resident if thats relevant. Also, my health insurance covers both hospitals. However, the insurance rep said they rejected the claim from the first hospital bc they feel its a bogus charge. He also said that unfortunately this does not stop the hospital from simply forwarding the bill to me. Any advice before I contact the hospital would be really appreciated, thanksUPDATED I spoke to the billing department, was super nice to the woman and explained what happened. She asked me to call her back in 10 days by which point she will have had time to review my records. She said if I didnt receive treatment then she can probably dismiss the bill.  <response>: Call the business office of this facility and explain that while you registered with admissions, no work was performed due to delay. If they insist on keeping the bill intact, sendcall the CEO. In each instance, state that if they insist on billing you for services you never received, you will open a fraud case with DHH. If they dont budge, call DHH Dept. of Health and Hospitals and state that you believe you are the victim of billing fraud by this facility. Then wait.. DHH is the IRS of hospitals and there is no hospital in the US that wants DHH nosing around.. 