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.

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      I mean given all I hear it would not entirely surprise me that they would hold the baby hostage, at best

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        Hospital: we gonna steal ur baby lol

        Parents: oh no, you are going to feed it, bathe it, care for it, educate it, all on your own dime? Oh the humanity

        Hospital: wait no not like that-

        E: hospital: that’s filthy socialism!

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      Exactly. You’re already outside of the country. Let them send you bills. They aren’t going to send the FBI to kick in your door because of unpaid bills…

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      As artists that go on tour, the US leg likely provides a significant chunk of their income. If they were just on vacation, that’s a different story.

      Worth figuring out for them, as it boiled down to an administrative issue with unclear wording in the insurance contract.