That's a mystery to me how all this is sorted out. We have the scenario of someone being denied treatment because he doesn't have any proof of insurance, so he's sent to "Mercy Hospital" for the poor :-)

In the UK, there's no questions asked at all; someone's injured, he goes to AED (accident & Emergency Dept). So what if he's got a Canadian accent - he probably works over here. So AFAIK if you were over here, even without medical travel ins., you'd get treated ... and WE'D foot the bill for you!


>Actually, I've been fortunate that every place I've worked has provided excellent medical insurance. Interestingly though, when I was admitted to the ER no one asked me for any identification. They did ask for my name and address and birthdate and any medical insurance information. I could have provided any information, and in fact, it was clear that many there were doing just that. The only reason the hospital knows how to bill me is by the insurance information I provided. I did receive a letter from the hospital later stating that I would be responsible for anything not paid for by my insurance provider. It will take 30-45 days to determine what that may be since it has to be submitted to my provider and get processed. What if anything, I will have to pay could be interesting. I've had other trips to the ER (after bee stings since I am severly allergic) and never paid a dime because insurance covered everything. This is my first trip to the ER though since having this
>insurance provider. The only questionable coverage is for the full body CT scan. I would think that if the hospital deemed it necessary that insurance would cover it, but I will wait to see and let you know. Now, if I had, like others, given fictitious information to the ER then I would never be billed. That bugs me to no end but I refuse to be dishonest just because others do and succeed at it. We'll see if I regret it later :o)
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>>>Hi Mike,
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>>>No, I was responding to Michel's comments in his message only. Just after christmas I tumbled down some steep wooden stairs in the middle of the night and had to make a run to the ER. I actually broke two ribs in the process. Has this been an exciting year for me or what? :0) I healed pretty quickly though after the first couple of days of pain. One good thing, in the ER they did a full CT scan and I got a clean bill of health on all my internal organs and lungs :o) It did show my two broken ribs though. I'd rather not go through that experience again just for the CT scan...
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>>Unless you have a good mediacl insurance I'll wager your bank balance isn't all that healthy now though, after that:-)
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>>Glad to hear you've mended quickly.
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