Complaint Review: Stony Brook Hospital - Stony Brook New York

 In 2007 I took a wrong medication and I had a severe bad reaction to the medication. I was in the hospital for 4 days. When I left I went right to Florida. Because I was a student that year I thought I had MedicId and the bill was being paid. I moved to Florida shortly after the stay. So in 2009 I recieved a call from the NY State Attonrney Civil Collections Bureau Mrs Aba Grossweiler she told me I had a $28,000 judgment against me and asked if I had a job and I could pay and I told her no I was in school for being an electrician and she says " Electrican they make good money (like eventually we are going to get you) that was it I told her I couldn't afford to pay and I was suprized that I had a judgment against me because I never received any court summons.

So I moved back to NY in 2010 and I called Stony Brook Hospital and asked for a bill explaining the $28,000 charges for just a 4 day stay. They told me they couldn't give me a bill because it was too old and that it was with the State Attorney Civil Collections Bureau. So I called the Civil Collections Bureau and asked if I could make a payment plan or have the bill reduced . They tell me no you have to pay the whole $28,000 and then we will talk about the interest. I again asked for a copy of my bill so they said no. So I started researching my rights and in 2014 I got all the copies of the legal papers and I see the "proof of Service. They describe my aunt who is about 4-10 and 62 looking more like 70 because of severe scholisis and they say she was 50 years old and 5-7 so they totally never served my aunt because the description was completely wrong. Also I find out that there is a law enacted in 2007 called the NYHFAL New York Hopital Financial assistance Law which states that a hospital can no longer take advantage of uninsured underinsured patients and they have to give us reduced billing and if we qualify for Medicaid at time of service they cannot take us to court of commended collections activity against us.

So I go to the court and file a motion to vacate the default judgement. I show the NYHFAL law I show pictures of my aunt and her height and her age. I show my tax return for 2007 and I qualified for Medicaid I show the address they served me in Florida I had an electric bill in my name an a differ t address then where they supposedly served me. So the judge denies my motion saying I didn't have a good defense. We'll not surprising I was trying to fight the state attorney myself and who does the judge work for? So I finally got the bill and this is what the bill me $160 for 2 generic Tylenol $180 for two alcohol breath tests yet no alcohol in my system $5,000 in various Valuim Charges ( some days they said they gave me around 10 doses is this even medically possible $4500 a night for room charges $1600 for urine drug tests This is a scam their is a law against them billing me outrageous prices that's supposed to protect me. How can this be legal. I tried to get help from the Community Service Organization and the State Attorney Civil Collections Burea says they sent me a charity care application in Florida. They lied they never sent me nothing they never offered me a discount price if so why not offer it now they never offered it. So I'm with a 2 year old now and I was so depressed when he was born I tried suicide 2 times I feel completely hopeless that my own state can do whatever they want and scam me charge whatever they want does anyone agree with me how can they get away with charging me $160 for 2 generic Tylenol ? If anyone is a lawyer and can help me sue Stony Brook Hospital for fraud and malicious prosecution and violation of the NYHFAL law please contact me (((redacted))) Help me Howard was going to help me but he said the bill from 2007 was too old but he agreed the price sheet was insane