That is because when the hospital knows who you are, they have your ssn, and they have your address, they can spend the rest of your life trying to recoup their costs for treating you and they will. It is almost an incentive to be dishonest when you watch so many illegal immigrants getting free treatment...



>Thats not the impression we get here. Regularly see stories about people having accidents or getting ill in the US then being presented with huge bills. One reason I'd never travel to the US without insurance. In Europe on the other hand provided I have the right form EH something or other I won't have to pay.
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>>>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!