My husband had to have a kidney stone removed in 2008. He went to Highline Medical Center in Burien, WA, our nearest hospital. The hospital billed us $10,000 OVER what our insurance covered. We tried to set up a payment plan because we are self-employed. We sent financials, everything they asked for. Their Billing Dept. basically told us we were lying on our financials and got a judgement against our home. So after much begging on our part, we set up a payment plan. We have been making regular payments, as set up by their collection company. Today, they garnished over $7,000 from our business checking account, effectively bouncing other checks we wrote. (The first time we've had that much all year.) They did this at 4:00pm Friday afternoon, ironically the time when they've all left for the weekend. No phone call, nothing. Merry Christmas! This medical facility is a bunch of crooks. Several years ago, one of their doctors insisted my husband needed a liver transplant. He was flat out rude--and wrong. My husband is still alive (a miracle according to Dr. Nadir, the specailist) and his liver is FINE!