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Couple left with $200k bill after baby born in US (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A couple were told they faced a $200,000 (£146,500) medical bill when their baby was born prematurely in the US, despite them having travel insurance which covered her pregnancy.

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[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

After 7 years without any payment, most debt including medical debt and standard loans are discharged. The non-payment is key. Even sending a cent will restart the obligation to that debt

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

If the debt is large enough, the companies will use a myriad of tricks to keep the debt alive long after it is supposed to expire.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Like what?

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They will actually make a payment in your name to the account and that will keep the debt alive for at least a year or two.

[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 hour ago

That would be fraud. I'm sure it happens, and it's going to be hard to prove it did. This whole system is undoubtedly rotten, and I'm not excusing any part of it.