Ontario man suffers cardiac arrest in Florida. This is why insurance won't cover his $620,000 hospital bill
CTV
An Ontario man who wanted to spend time with his family in Florida was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest at the airport as he was about to fly back to Canada.
An Ontario man who wanted to spend time with his family in Florida was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest at the airport as he was about to fly back to Canada.
Despite having travel insurance, an investigation found he was not considered stable enough to travel and has been stuck with a hospital bill of $620,011.
Despite the massive bill, the medical care Richard Bishop received saved his life.
“I’m recovering. I had 10 broken ribs but I’m recovering. I’m good,” said Bishop, a resident of Tecumseh, near Windsor, Ont.
The 73-year-old told CTV News Toronto that on the last day of his trip, while he was at the Orlando airport, he suffered a cardiac arrest and it took 14 minutes of CPR to revive him.
Bishop and his wife, Alina, have group travel insurance and checked to make sure they had coverage before they left Canada. When Richard was hospitalized, he needed a defibrillator.
As far as they were concerned, all their bills were covered.
