A B.C. woman is sharing her travel health insurance nightmare as a cautionary tale to warn others after a trip to the United States.

RoseAnne Timbrell ended up in a Florida hospital and thought she was fully covered by her extended health coverage through her employer. However, she received an unexpected hospital bill months later.

“Just absolutely shocking. I just wished I had got on the plane and come home,” Timbrell told Consumer Matters .

Back in February, Timbrell and her husband planned a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. However, prior to her trip, Timbrell says she was experiencing flu-like symptoms.

“I work at a university, so we are around a lot of young people and everybody has colds and flus. Norwalk was roaming around, so I wasn’t feeling well before I went

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