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Couple left with $200k bill after baby born in US (www.bbc.co.uk)

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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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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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!

[–] albbi@piefed.ca 5 points 23 hours ago

Hospital stealing your baby? Just call ICE and they'll depot you!