Ebola case raises questions about insurance coverage

Domestic major medical policies are governed by a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provisions that bans use of annual and lifetime benefits limits. The PPACA provisions do not apply to trave health insurance, or to coverage issued by insurers domiciled outside the United States.

But the GoFundMe.com page organizers noted that Mukpo may face many other Ebola-related expenses, because the authorities took away Mukpo’s belongings, and may have destroyed his equipment, when they learned that he had Ebola. He may also have to spend time recuperating.

Medical evacuation alone cost about $150,000, supporters say.

The page organizers are hoping to raise $500,000 to help Mukpo, and the page shows that they have already raised $50,000.

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