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Originally Posted by 70SATMan
Nice looking pack there Wolf!
Got nothing for you on the medical care she’s receiving there except my hopes that you’re able to navigate those treacherous waters.
So, what's the “or else”?!!? Can’t imagine they could put a lien on your kid, hold her hostage but, I wouldn’t put it past some countries.
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A year or two ago, mom's mother went into the hospital at a place here called
Medical City. It seems that if you're not able to continually pay the running bill, they'll simply stop treating. When mom could not keep paying the bill, they stopped treating her mother. As a result, she died.
We have been continually asked to keep paying the running bill. Last night I paid another 380,000 philippine pesos, or about $6700.
I asked the guy at the payment counter what would happen if we were unable to keep paying the running bill. He answered with a glare and what could only be described as an unpleasant smile. He wouldn't elaborate.
Medical City continually hounds mom for payment of her mother's bills. Since she died, they'd been taking 11,000 pesos per paycheck from her bank account. When she was working, she made about 39,000 php a month, or about $680usd. And that's a high paying job here in the Phils.
Since she was fired for being pregnant, she hasn't been able to pay down her debt for that. Anything she puts into her bank account is immediately taken by the hospital.
Because of the debt with Medical City, she is not able to go there again for any medical issues, untill that debt is paid off. They will refuse service.
We stil have not been hit with the doctors fees yet for the NICU ward. Only the hospital fees.
That said, the baby has been taken off the oxygen, the feeding tube has been removed, and she may come home in the next day or so.
There are indeed some countries who's hospitals will detain patients if they cannot pay the bill. And while you're detained in the hospital, the bill keeps rising.
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Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn
Congrats on baby, I hope she and Mom heal up soon. Nothing about what you describe surprises me given where you are. My son has spent time there and his wife has two adopted brothers from the Phillipine's.
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I have to wonder what brought your son here. Has he talked about his experiences here? This place is such a mess. Beautiful country, beautiful people. Horrendous infrastructure, and next to zero worker or consumer protections.
If you quit your job here, your employer can sue you for the cost to hire and train a new employee. Bought a thing at a store that's defective? Forget about returning it. You should have tested it at the store. (we bought light bulbs last night, they made us test them)
And the food quality leaves a lot to be desired. Meat cuts are awful, and veggies at the store are nearly spoiled.
Don't step in a puddle, you'll probably get
leptospirosis.