澳女婴在加早产 医疗费达百万美元
<p></p><p><span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kan">Kan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rachel">Rachel</span> <span word="Evans">Evans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Evans">Evans</span>' <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Evans">Evans</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="premature">premature</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p><span word="Piper">Piper</span> <span word="Kan">Kan</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neo">neo</span>-<span word="natal">natal</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="about">about</span> $1 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> $300 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> 278 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="Evans">Evans</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Herald">Herald</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="begrudge">begrudge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Financially">Financially</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Herald">Herald</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Dept">Dept</span>. <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ageing">Ageing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p><p><span word="Evans">Evans</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span>.”</p>
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