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SoapBox

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9. Uhhhhhhh...huh?

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2015, 01:41 AM

May 2015

She was 7 months pregnant...traveled half way around the world, Iowa to Hong Kong...and they wanted MediCAID to pay?

I am having a very hard time mustering a lot of sympathy.

So is the baby going to be Chinese citizen?

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The Plight of a Newborn Baby Stranded in Hong Kong [View all] diabeticman May 2015 OP

Was the hospital named after The Dummy Princess Margaret or another Princess Margaret? Hoppy May 2015 #1

The deceased Margaret, sister of Elizabeth, from when HK was a Crown Colony. MADem May 2015 #3

What on earth are you trying to say? hedda_foil May 2015 #12

Google "Monty Python The Dummy Princess Margaret Hoppy May 2015 #15

Medicaid choie May 2015 #2

A lot of those insurance coverages do not cover overseas travel. MADem May 2015 #5

Evidently the couple did buy travel insurance Fumesucker May 2015 #6

At least they've separated out the mother from the child. MADem May 2015 #7

How did someone low-income buy an international flight? alphafemale May 2015 #14

Remember the Canadian couple pugetres May 2015 #4

That's right--socialized medicine wasn't of any help, there, either. MADem May 2015 #8

Uhhhhhhh...huh? SoapBox May 2015 #9

Wow nt Live and Learn May 2015 #10

Yeah, that is a trip totaling in thousands not hundreds. alphafemale May 2015 #13

Travel agents in England advise their clients to Malraiders May 2015 #11

Even with a doctor saying it's ok for her to travel there are no guarantees davidpdx May 2015 #16