If an American becomes sick or injured in a country with generous healthcare, what do they do? Walk into a hospital and receive treatment?

Question

Does the American’s US health insurance play any role? Will the person receive an invoice from the country they’re visiting?

And what about a person from a country with generous healthcare visiting the US? What/who do they pay?

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Answer 1

In Japan you will simply pay it out of pocket. It’s incredibly cheap though. I paid 750 for an ambulance ride and stitches after laying down a motorcycle. 450 of that was for the novocaine when they did the stitches. If I’d have known that, I’d have just bit on a towel while they did it, lol.