Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
Free care: Full financial assistance — nothing billed to you — if your family income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Partial financial assistance if your family income is between 300% and 400% of the federal poverty level — you would not be billed more than the amounts generally billed to insured patients.
How to apply: AtlantiCare: Financial assistance policy (plain language summary)
Phone: 609-272-2500 — Patient Accounting (billing), Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — full help goes to family incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level, partial help up to 400%.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and gather proof of income and household size.
- Bring the application to the Financial Assistance desk at the City Campus (1st floor) or another AtlantiCare location listed on the summary.
- Call the number above if you need help with the form or want to check whether you qualify.
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
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Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- AtlantiCare Financial Assistance Policy - Plain Language Summary (PDF)
- AtlantiCare: Billing and Insurance