 [ Symptoms ] how to pay for medical procedures if i am a foreigner without insurance i have a 65 year old aunt from india who just had emergency surgery done in the us the problem is that she does not have insurance and does that mean as her sponsors us are left with the bill is there any way to get help from the government or medicare thanks [ Disease ] i recently had emergency medical care in austria it was my responsibility to pay the bill i do have u s insurance but have yet to receive reimbursement in your aunt is case with emergency surgery she may be considered among the multitude of uninsured i am pleased that we live in a country where someone a visitor without insurance or the means to pay can get professional care that may be life saving i do not believe that her sponsors are financially responsible but i am not an attorney i would suggest that she speak with the billing department of the hospital for some advice and assistance in this matter since she is not a u s citizen and a taxpayer i can not imagine that she would be qualified for medicare after the fact but hospitals often have creative financial solutions the good news is that your aunt received care