Million dollar baby: Canadians handed $1M bill after woman gives birth in U.S.
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Wonder how the Canadians made out in their case.............?
New York hospital lets British couple off hook for '$200,000 bill' after early birth
Lenox Hill hospital says it is working with insurance carrier and ‘will ensure there will be no financial impact to the family’
A British couple who feared a $200,000 (£130,000) medical bill after their baby was born 11 weeks premature while they were on vacation in New York breathed a little easier on Friday as the hospital caring for their son said it would “ensure that there will be no financial impact to the family”.
Katie Amos and Lee Johnston’s baby, Dax, reportedly born weighing 3lbs, is in the neonatal intensive care unit at Lenox Hill hospital in Manhattan.
On Friday, a hospital statement said: “Lenox Hill Hospital continues to work with the insurance carrier regarding payment approvals for all services rendered by the hospital, anesthesia and physician services from their insurance carrier. We will ensure that there will be no financial impact to the family.
“In addition, our staff has been going above and beyond to ease the overall experience for the family, from arranging a place to live for the duration of their stay to helping them communicate with their family in the UK.”
By Friday afternoon a fundraising page – started in an effort to help Amos and Johnston – entitled “Dax’s Tale of New York” had raised $9,577.68 (£6,248).
Earlier, the couple’s friend Richard Crow wrote on a Facebook page of the same name: “Great news! I believe I can confirm that all medical bills will be covered! It’s been a long wait but well worth it! Due to the publicity that has gone on around the whole story, it has forced them to pay!”
The Facebook page had garnered more than 13,600 likes.
Amos and Johnston, from Lincolnshire, said they were told by doctors their bill could reach $200,000, as they would have to stay in hospital until 10 March, when Dax would be cleared to travel to the UK. The baby was reportedly born 28 December. Crow said he started the fundraising page because people wanted a way to help the young couple out. He said Johnston and Amos had not asked him to do so.
“I am running it. Neither Lee [nor] Katie have asked for any money”, he wrote.
“Myself and a few good friends got together to see what we could do to help them. It was only really to be a local thing. It was decided we would start a FB page and I said I would run it. It was also my decision to do the page as baby Dax.”
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New York hospital lets British couple off hook for '$200,000 bill' after early birth | US news | The Guardian
New York hospital lets British couple off hook for '$200,000 bill' after early birth
Lenox Hill hospital says it is working with insurance carrier and ‘will ensure there will be no financial impact to the family’
A British couple who feared a $200,000 (£130,000) medical bill after their baby was born 11 weeks premature while they were on vacation in New York breathed a little easier on Friday as the hospital caring for their son said it would “ensure that there will be no financial impact to the family”.
Katie Amos and Lee Johnston’s baby, Dax, reportedly born weighing 3lbs, is in the neonatal intensive care unit at Lenox Hill hospital in Manhattan.
On Friday, a hospital statement said: “Lenox Hill Hospital continues to work with the insurance carrier regarding payment approvals for all services rendered by the hospital, anesthesia and physician services from their insurance carrier. We will ensure that there will be no financial impact to the family.
“In addition, our staff has been going above and beyond to ease the overall experience for the family, from arranging a place to live for the duration of their stay to helping them communicate with their family in the UK.”
By Friday afternoon a fundraising page – started in an effort to help Amos and Johnston – entitled “Dax’s Tale of New York” had raised $9,577.68 (£6,248).
Earlier, the couple’s friend Richard Crow wrote on a Facebook page of the same name: “Great news! I believe I can confirm that all medical bills will be covered! It’s been a long wait but well worth it! Due to the publicity that has gone on around the whole story, it has forced them to pay!”
The Facebook page had garnered more than 13,600 likes.
Amos and Johnston, from Lincolnshire, said they were told by doctors their bill could reach $200,000, as they would have to stay in hospital until 10 March, when Dax would be cleared to travel to the UK. The baby was reportedly born 28 December. Crow said he started the fundraising page because people wanted a way to help the young couple out. He said Johnston and Amos had not asked him to do so.
“I am running it. Neither Lee [nor] Katie have asked for any money”, he wrote.
“Myself and a few good friends got together to see what we could do to help them. It was only really to be a local thing. It was decided we would start a FB page and I said I would run it. It was also my decision to do the page as baby Dax.”
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New York hospital lets British couple off hook for '$200,000 bill' after early birth | US news | The Guardian
If they win would the court not aware legal fees to their lawyer? Then, other than time and inconvenience, it wouldn't cost them anything. Oh, they could ask for reparations I suppose....couldn't they?
Just askin....
That is truly scary! Next trip we take I think we'll take our form in to the doctor and then have it reviewed by a lawyer friend b4 submitting it. I'll pay the doctor the $50 or $100 to do so as in the long term, it'll be worth it especially (God forbid, something happens)! Lawyer s/b free (well maybe a case of brew or something). lol
I hate government interference, but I think that the federal/provincial governments should put in a regulation so that the forms are "in plain English". The forms should explain what is meant by each and every question - you shouldn't have to look elsewhere on the form for an explanation - this just makes for additional confusion.
What a mess this is....
JMHO
Insurance companies are in the business of making profits for the shareholders not payouts to the suckers... err clients.