The Manitoba Liberals are calling on the government to reinstate health insurance for international students after the family of Kenyan man received a medical bill of more than $500,000.
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The International College of Manitoba s coverage provider, Guard.Me, issued retroactive insurance dating back to May 4 two days after he was diagnosed with multiple adhesions in his small intestine.
But when he applied to have his hospital costs covered, the company declined, saying his stomach illness was a pre-existing condition because it was diagnosed two days before they started the gap insurance.
The University of Manitoba is partnered with Manitoba Blue Cross to cover insurance for international students, but it was also unable to cover him because he had no Manitoba health card and was not yet a student at the U of M.
Winnipeg Free Press
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Winnipeg Free Press
An international student has been billed more than $120,000 after an emergency visit to the hospital for severe stomach pain spiralled into a three-week-long visit consisting of medical tests, procedures and recovery from both surgery and COVID-19.