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.

  • FanciestPantsEnglish
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    2 days ago

    “I don’t think we’ve ever sort of lost the feeling that there isn’t a wolf at the door”.

    This captures the current American experience perfectly.

      • PlutoniumAcidEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT AMERICA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.

        Sorry, I could not resist. How ironic that the original American movie quote said Europe (okay, the moon Europa) and now it’s basically reversed. (Kubrick, Space Odyssey 2001)