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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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[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

After 7 years without any payment, most debt including medical debt and standard loans are discharged. The non-payment is key. Even sending a cent will restart the obligation to that debt

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 1 points 37 seconds ago

If the debt is large enough, the companies will use a myriad of tricks to keep the debt alive long after it is supposed to expire.