Barrett Hospital & Healthcare: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Barrett Hospital & Healthcare? 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: Free care if your household earns 200% or less of the federal poverty level — whether you're insured or uninsured. (Their screening uses income bands by family size, and approved applications are granted at 100%.)
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: Barrett Hospital & HealthCare: Financial assistance
Phone: 406-683-3034 — Patient Financial Advocate (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm).
How to apply
- Check the income limit above — the screening form lists the cutoff by family size (for example, about $62,400 for a family of four).
- Contact a Patient Financial Advocate to get screened and pick up the application.
- Complete the application with proof of income and return it by the deadline — a committee reviews applications monthly and grants approved ones at 100%.
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.
- Barrett Hospital & HealthCare: Financial assistance