Baby Dax

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Katie Amos and her fiancé Lee Johnston were enjoying a holiday getaway to New York when she unexpectedly went into labor while walking through Central Park. Baby Dax was born 11 weeks early, weighing just 3 pounds.

The boy won't be ready to go home until March. In the meantime, the new parents have been given accommodations at Ronald McDonald House, which helps families of hospital patients free of charge.

The British couple worried about a possible $200,000 hospital bill after their baby was born prematurely on the trip. 

Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan said it would ensure that "there will be no financial impact to the family," whose ordeal garnered media attention in the U.K. and the U.S.

The hospital would work with the family's insurance carrier regarding payment for all services rendered.

A Facebook page set up to raise money for the family also posted that "all medical bills will be covered."

To help cover the medical bills, the couple posted their story and an appeal for donations on the website GoGetFunding.com, under the title "Dax's Tale of New York."

How many Americans couldn't pay their healthcare inflated Bills?  Can we improve our healthcare services to make it efficient similar to other advanced Countries?

Just a thought.