When 44-year-old Texas teacher Drew Calver suffered a major heart attack in April 2017, he never imagined that he would be lumped with a bill for over $100,000.
Calver had been at his home at the time of the heart attack, and a neighbor called the ambulance to take him to a hospital. The emergency services rushed him to the closest hospital, St. David’s Medical Center. Unfortunately, the health insurance Calver is entitled to through the Austin Independent School District only provides cover for certain facilities, and St. David’s is not one of them.
People reported that physicians at the hospital stabilized Calver, and the following day they put stents into his heart. Despite his health concerns, he was even more worried about the cost of the treatment he was receiving. The hospital insisted they would take his insurance.
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