Q: My wife and I are legal residents of France and are fully health insured there. On a vacation trip to the USA my wife
suffered a stroke. Now the medical bills have been forwarded to collection agencies. I have sent all of them the contact information of our French medical insurances but they keep harassing us. What should I do?
A: You should send the bill to your French medical insurance company and ask if they cover such expenses.
A: Send your bills to the French medical insurance yourselves and see if they are covered.
A: I agree with my colleagues. Unless France has bankruptcy options, that is the best you can do. Although they are debts incurred in the US, your residence controls these issues.
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