On Thursday, Manitoba Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen said any Manitoban who regularly crosses the border should consider getting private health insurance. (Jeff Stapleton/CBC)Manitobans in Sprague have emergency medical coverage in Roseau and Warroad, Minn. through the province's Altru Agreement, but not in Grand Forks. But he is now staring down $118,000 in hospital medical bills Manitoba Health has refused to cover. The Roseau hospital doctor determined Milne needed a heart stent procedure that she couldn't perform. He said people in Winnipeg or Steinbach aren't expected to buy American health or travel coverage, just in case.

Source: CBC News January 27, 2017 23:19 UTC