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ArbitraryC
Jan 28, 2009
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Medical insurance is the weirdest thing. You spend years paying into something and then when you finally need it they'll come up with some excuse as to why this particular claim isn't covered. Why is it even a thing in first world countries.

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ArbitraryC
Jan 28, 2009
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madeupfred posted:

Did you even read the article? She was hospitalized before the flight and told by doctors that she had a high-risk pregnancy, then she spent six weeks in a Hawaiian hospital because her child was two months premature. She was probably trying to get her kid dual citizenship but forgot to read the terms and conditions of her health insurance. :ssh:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/saskatchewan-couple-considering-bankruptcy-after-1m-medical-bill-1.2108911

""I was never told by any doctor that I was a high-risk pregnancy," she told CTV's Canada AM in an interview on Wednesday morning. "I had a bladder infection at four months that caused some hemorrhaging, but I was treated and everything was cleared up."

"Kimmel and Huculak said that when they purchased their insurance they spoke with a Blue Cross representative who assured them that they would be covered.
Kimmel said looking back, there's nothing they could have done to have further protected themselves.
"I think we did our due diligence. We answered the questions that we were asked when we purchased the policy; we answered them honestly," he said. "We purchase insurance for these reasons, for when accidents happen. And then when they get denied it causes quite a problem.""

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