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

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 334 points 1 week ago (31 children)

Do not travel to the US

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 week ago (13 children)

The problem in this story wasn’t actually the US this time, it was the Swiss insurance company.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 106 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (12 children)

I would say the problem also was a very high medical bill of $ 200k.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago

If I'm going to be paying $200,000 for medical procedures then they better be replacing my liver or something. How could a pregnancy possibly cost that much money?

They probably asked 6 grand just for pulling out a splinter.

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