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Talking
about her bill on the documentary, Priscilla, pictured, said 'It's only money.
Money can't buy life'
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A Nigerian woman who gave
birth to quadruplets is the focus of two UK newspaper stories today after it
was revealed that she has racked up a UK hospital bill of US$630,000
(£500,000).
UK media
report continue:
The
woman, named Priscilla, was on her way home from the US when she went into
premature labour and gave birth on a plane that landed at London's Heathrow airport.
One
of the babies did not survive the birth, but Priscilla and the other babies
were taken to an intensive care unit in London. A second baby later died.
It
is not clear from the reports in The Sun and The Daily Mail when she gave
birth, but she and her babies are still in hospital.
As
the woman is not a British resident, she must pay for the care that she and her
babies are now receiving.
Their
emergency treatment has been provided free of charge but non-UK residents have
to pay for subsequent care.
It
is estimated that some US$364m (£289 million) was charged to all overseas
patients in 2015/16 but only half that amount was recovered, the Press
Association reports.
Her case will feature on
a BBC Two
documentary Hospital later today in the UK.
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