American Tourism.. MAGA style
OK. I just love this for all the wrong reasons..😷
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swirlie · 31-35
A Canadian retired couple I know went to Orlando Florida for the winter like a pair of heat-seeking winter-guided missiles.
Oh yes, he most definitely wore his powered blue polyester leisure suit he's had since the 1970s and she wore her white 'hot pants' from the `70s as they got in the car in Toronto with snow on the ground so she'd be ready for Florida weather when they got there 3 days later.
While enjoying life in the slow lane and completely oblivious to their left-hand turn signal flashing continuously for the last 500 miles of the journey, one of them felt a bit 'off' with a slight chest pain that felt more defined than a meatloaf heartburn, so they thought it would be best to take a quick drive to the local hospital for a second opinion.
The first opinion was her husband saying to her... "It's all in your head, why do you always do this to me when we're on vacation?!".
The second opinion was a licensed American physician who was working the graveyard shift at the Orlando General Hospital.
Mister Second Opinion said to her, "Stay with us for a week for observation and we'll see how you feel come next Friday night!".
She agreed and her husband went back home to their trailer park without her to finish watching Gilligan's Island re-runs on TV, a Snowbird pastime in FLA apparently.
7 days later, it was time to go home, though nothing had actually been done for her in 7 days. No blood test, no MRIs, not even a complete physical.
Walking out the front door of the hospital, they were detained briefly to settle their outstanding hospital bill with the front desk of the hospital Admin.
For her 7 night stay, the bill came to $70,000 USD.
Her husband laid down the plastic and covered it just to spring her from the 'joint' as he described it, though he was paying $70k US using a Canadian credit card...
When he finally got his VISA statement at the end of the next month, he owed VISA $101,500.00 Canadian Dollars for that 7 night respite in Hotel Orlando. US exchange rate plus VISA handling fee = 45% more than $70k.
Although they travelled to the US with Emergency Medical Travel Insurance, it was deemed 'INVALID' in the USA on that visit.
It was invalid because she did not come into the hospital under the conditions of an 'emergency' because they both showed up at Triage in their 1999 Ford Crown Vic, not an ambulance.
I should point out that the '99 Crown Vic still hadn't started to burn any oil at that point in it's lifetime despite 25 years elapsing since it's date of manufacture AND was only on it's second set of tires since the day it was driven out of the showroom back in `99.
Is any of that relevant to this travel story?
No, but if you want to buy it, he's asking $2500 as-is if you're interested, though admits that it pulls hard to the right on the highway for some reason.
Lesson to learn here:
IF you ever travel to the USA, NEVER show up at the hospital under your own steam or else your emergency medical travel insurance will disqualify your hospital stay.
Showing up in your own car is not deemed an 'emergency'.
ALWAYS call an ambulance and tell the 911 Operator that you're experiencing chest pains (good excuse) and to send an ambulance ASAP to your location.
ALWAYS arrive at the hospital in the USA in an ambulance which therefore is now deemed an emergency ...and ONLY then will your emergency medical travel insurance cover your stay at the hospital by 100%, including a Medivac flight if required.
Keep this protocol in mind when you travel to the USA and always remember that an emergency is ONLY an emergency if you call 911 and ask for assistance, otherwise your emergency medical travel insurance WILL NOT be activated. 🇨🇦
Oh yes, he most definitely wore his powered blue polyester leisure suit he's had since the 1970s and she wore her white 'hot pants' from the `70s as they got in the car in Toronto with snow on the ground so she'd be ready for Florida weather when they got there 3 days later.
While enjoying life in the slow lane and completely oblivious to their left-hand turn signal flashing continuously for the last 500 miles of the journey, one of them felt a bit 'off' with a slight chest pain that felt more defined than a meatloaf heartburn, so they thought it would be best to take a quick drive to the local hospital for a second opinion.
The first opinion was her husband saying to her... "It's all in your head, why do you always do this to me when we're on vacation?!".
The second opinion was a licensed American physician who was working the graveyard shift at the Orlando General Hospital.
Mister Second Opinion said to her, "Stay with us for a week for observation and we'll see how you feel come next Friday night!".
She agreed and her husband went back home to their trailer park without her to finish watching Gilligan's Island re-runs on TV, a Snowbird pastime in FLA apparently.
7 days later, it was time to go home, though nothing had actually been done for her in 7 days. No blood test, no MRIs, not even a complete physical.
Walking out the front door of the hospital, they were detained briefly to settle their outstanding hospital bill with the front desk of the hospital Admin.
For her 7 night stay, the bill came to $70,000 USD.
Her husband laid down the plastic and covered it just to spring her from the 'joint' as he described it, though he was paying $70k US using a Canadian credit card...
When he finally got his VISA statement at the end of the next month, he owed VISA $101,500.00 Canadian Dollars for that 7 night respite in Hotel Orlando. US exchange rate plus VISA handling fee = 45% more than $70k.
Although they travelled to the US with Emergency Medical Travel Insurance, it was deemed 'INVALID' in the USA on that visit.
It was invalid because she did not come into the hospital under the conditions of an 'emergency' because they both showed up at Triage in their 1999 Ford Crown Vic, not an ambulance.
I should point out that the '99 Crown Vic still hadn't started to burn any oil at that point in it's lifetime despite 25 years elapsing since it's date of manufacture AND was only on it's second set of tires since the day it was driven out of the showroom back in `99.
Is any of that relevant to this travel story?
No, but if you want to buy it, he's asking $2500 as-is if you're interested, though admits that it pulls hard to the right on the highway for some reason.
Lesson to learn here:
IF you ever travel to the USA, NEVER show up at the hospital under your own steam or else your emergency medical travel insurance will disqualify your hospital stay.
Showing up in your own car is not deemed an 'emergency'.
ALWAYS call an ambulance and tell the 911 Operator that you're experiencing chest pains (good excuse) and to send an ambulance ASAP to your location.
ALWAYS arrive at the hospital in the USA in an ambulance which therefore is now deemed an emergency ...and ONLY then will your emergency medical travel insurance cover your stay at the hospital by 100%, including a Medivac flight if required.
Keep this protocol in mind when you travel to the USA and always remember that an emergency is ONLY an emergency if you call 911 and ask for assistance, otherwise your emergency medical travel insurance WILL NOT be activated. 🇨🇦
