they said they don't know what to do...declare bankruptcy, hang tough and wait or fight back
Million dollar baby: Canadians handed $1M bill after woman gives birth in U.S.
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Never stopped those Canadian politicians from crossing the border for that good ol' low classed health care now did it?
It don't come free, you pay, someday if O bama has his waay, you'll be able to trade one of your kidneys for heart surgery.
Yeah I can't even imagine, they are just kids themselves, I think they will pay up because they are claiming pre-existing condition but both doctors the one from Hawaii and Canada say there was no pre-exiisting condition
besides cheap advertising to look good, or people afraid to use their insurance...doesn't look good, a million is nothing to them
Depends on what state and municipality.
How can they afford a bill like that?
my guess is after today there will be some pro bono offersThere's three individuals here, if they were separated would the bill be split. Release a lawyer, we would have council
Those who come looking for money will probably have one too.
With a bill that big there isnt much point in worrying about it. These people just like most people couldnt afford to ever pay it off. So ultimately its the hospital who loses. They wont get all of it, not from this couple anyway.
Until they get court paperwork, forget about 'em. Worst they can do is give 'em a nasty credit report.
There are two legal avenues. The hospital can sue in Hawaii, in which case they'll have a hell of a time getting personal jurisdiction over Canadians. Assuming they win, they'll have to come to Canada and get that judgment enforced in a Canadian court before they can take anything from the couple.
Or the hospital can sue in Canada. Either way, don't spend money on a lawyer until Blue Cross actually sues.
I'd send a letter offering to negotiate, and pointing out that Blue Cross is involved here too.
I think a couple of hundred bucks spent getting advice from a lawyer would be well spent, but I doubt the hospital is going to work too hard to get after them, especially if their credit report shows they don't have the assets to pay the bill.
I never claimed they weren't scum. But they will use any excuse.
Well, she did have a pre-existing condition. She was pregnant. But that aside, they saw their out and they took it.
She will have to take Blue Cross to court. She may win but then she will have a million dollar lawyer bill instead.
It's not moral or right but I am pretty sure they will get away with it.
No, it's Health Care Capitalism at it's best and possibly the fine print.........
Bill and Tracy Jennings owed $346,000 US in medical bills after their claim was denied
The travel health insurance that millions of Canadians buy may offer no protection at all if they answer a single question incorrectly — no matter how innocent the error — on a medical questionnaire full of convoluted language, confusing clauses and tricky definitions, the CBC's Marketplace has learned.
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2012/trippedup/
Three customers who bought travel insurance from Canadian banks are outraged after being left with large foreign medical bills.
“They’re like a good gambler that never loses,” said Cyrus Derakhshan of Oakville, Ont. He is fighting RBC over a $16,500 claim denial for his 70-year-old mother. “For them it’s ‘Heads I win, tails you lose.’”
Cyrus Derakhshan is suing RBC after it denied his mom's travel health insurance claim, citing 'misrepresentation' of her medical history. (CBC)
The banks refused to pay in these cases, based on how the customers answered broad-ranging questions about their health when they bought their policies.
“They hold all the cards in their hand. It’s a poker game, and I don’t think we are the winners,” said Jean Tetiuk, of Toronto, whose $12,000 claim was rejected by CIBC.
In each case, the medical emergencies abroad had nothing to do with any pre-existing conditions they were asked about.
Travel insurance doesn't pay for these bank customers - British Columbia - CBC News
Every traveller should watch this...........
www.youtube.com/watch?v=53jkYmyShGg