An Atlanta man was 'near death' when he was checked into a Mexican hospital after falling ill on a cruise. The private hospital requires bills be paid in full before patients leave. Now, Tyler Perry is helping out.
Centro Médico Americano, like other private hospitals in Mexico, has a policy requiring that all medical bills to be paid at the time of discharge because they don't have a system to bill patients after they've been released, said the administrator. The hospital generally helps patients figure out how to pay the bill through credit cards or money transfers if they don't have travel insurance.
The couple learned of the policy on Tuesday when they tried to leave the hospital to return home but were informed they had to first pay the bill, Austin told NBC News.to raise money needed to cover the cost. Film mogul Tyler Perry saw a news report on the couple's dilemma and sent a payment to cover the bill, which by then was over $16,000, sources told NBC News.
Austin said on Saturday that Perry also offered to cover the couple's travel expenses to return to Atlanta after the hospital says Johnson is healthy enough to leave.The hospital said on Saturday that it had not yet received the payment but that international transactions usually take take a few days to go through.
While Austin hopes that the hospital discharges her fiancée on Sunday since he's doing"a lot better," Centro Médico Americano said that Johnson might not be discharged for at least a couple of days since he is still undergoing procedures and should not be traveling.says U.S. citizens should be aware that unexpected hospitalizations in Mexico “can be a difficult experience.”,” the website reads. “Some private U.S.
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