>Actually Edward, if you provide your REAL information then the hospitals typically will spend the rest of your life attempting to collect. It is really different for each hospital though. Some will just write it off but many will turn it over to a collection agency.

What, they break-a-you arm if you don't pay for their fixing your broken arm?

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>>>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!