英国游客在手术后, 面临60,000英镑的帐单, 保险公司以酒精为由拒绝。 British tourist faces £60,000 bill after surgery, insurer cites alcohol in refusal.

罗伯特·阿特金森(Robert Atkinson)是位67岁的英国游客,在西班牙贝尼多姆(Benidorm),由于脊椎骨崩溃,在紧急脊椎外科手术后面临60 000英镑的医院费用。 Robert Atkinson, a 67-year-old British tourist in Benidorm, Spain, faced a £60,000 hospital bill after an emergency spinal surgery due to a collapsed vertebra. 他的保险公司苏黎世拒绝支付费用,理由是在他的系统中从晚餐一杯葡萄酒中找到酒精的微量。 His insurance company, Zurich, refused to cover the costs citing trace amounts of alcohol in his system from a dinner glass of wine. Atkinson也不知不觉地被一辆私人救护车送往一家私人医院,而医院不在他的保险范围内。 Atkinson was also unknowingly taken to a private hospital by a private ambulance, which wasn't covered by his insurance.