 [ Symptoms ] wife has blood clot in leg and taking shots for this and has leg elavated but still has pain in leg what else can we do [ 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