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Prescription puffer costs Ontario man over $10K in travel insurance claim
Description
October 18, 2024
When an Ontario man was injured in a motorcycle accident near Las Vegas in 2023 on a vacation with friends, a puffer prescribed by his doctor gave his travel insurance company a reason to deny his $10,660 hospital bill. Sean O'Shea reports.
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Prescription puffer costs Ontario man over $10K in travel insurance claim
Description
October 18, 2024
When an Ontario man was injured in a motorcycle accident near Las Vegas in 2023 on a vacation with friends, a puffer prescribed by his doctor gave his travel insurance company a reason to deny his $10,660 hospital bill. Sean O'Shea reports.
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