South west couple left with $200k bill after baby born in US
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Family face a nine month battle with insurance giant Zurich which has now apologised.

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.

  • Malfeasant@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    5 hours ago

    Allowed to, sure. But it would quickly be crushed by the companies that have way more resources to draw on…

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 hours ago

      Yeah the better option is for a multi state compact for a public option. I know Washington has a bit of a public option. That said, you get no subsidies if your employer offers minimum contributions to the health insurance of their choosing.

      Edit to finish the thought: we need universal single payer, but barring that we need public options and real choice, including choice over where to apply our employer’s contributions. It wouldn’t fix everything that universal single payer would, but it would enable you to have the freedom to not need to change doctors every time you get a new job.