Blue Cross says more to million dollar baby claim
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The Saskatchewan Blue Cross says there is more to the story of a Humboldt family facing nearly a million dollars in medical bills.
Jennifer Huculak went into labour early while on a trip to Hawaii last year and her baby spent several weeks in intensive care.
Before her trip, Huculak said she purchased Blue Cross insurance and got the green light to travel from her doctor.
“We were told we were covered. We paid our premium. We obviously still feel that Blue Cross should cover the bill,” she said, adding her family is now facing bankruptcy.
The total bill of $950,000 included more than $160,000 for Huculak’s hospital stay and $40,000 for a medical evacuation, she said. The rest of the cost went to care for Huculak’s daughter.
So far, she said Saskatchewan Health has paid for $20,000 of the bill and the U.S. picked up the cost of Reece’s delivery, at $12,000. That leaves $918,000, she said.
