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		noisy_boy 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down t... What I wonder is people are ok paying hundreds of dollars and going bankrupt but they haven't heard of taking a flight to a location that doesn't bleed them dry? They haven't heard of medical tourism?

dboreham 11 days ago [–]

It happens. A friend flew to France to have a tricky heart procedure done. But most people aren't going to have the time or resources to do that.

hollerith 11 days ago | [–]

Did he have French citizenship or similar connection to France?

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