“We can live our lives again without worrying": Ontario man relieved after insurance company agrees to pay $620,000 U.S. hospital bill
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An Ontario man who received a $620,000 medical bill from a Florida hospital is now relieved that his insurance company has reversed its decision and decided to pay the bill.
An Ontario man who received a $620,000 medical bill from a Florida hospital is now relieved that his insurance company has reversed its decision and decided to pay the bill.
“I can’t believe it. It’s such a relief and takes away so many worries. I’ll be able to sleep at night now," said Richard Bishop, of Tecumseh, near Windsor.
Whenever you travel outside of Canada you should always have travel medical insurance, in case you have an accident or illness.
Last March Bishop suffered cardiac arrest in a Florida airport ended up with a hospital bill of more than $620,000.
Seventy-four-year-old Bishop was flying back from Florida last March, when he suffered cardiac arrest at the Orlando airport and collapsed. It took 14 minutes of CPR to revive him.
"I’m recovering. I had ten broken ribs but I’m recovering I’m good,” Bishop said at the time.
Bishop had travel medical insurance and thought his medical bills would be covered. He was given an $80,000 defibrillator while in hospital.
