CalvertHealth Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from CalvertHealth Medical Center? 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 family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Sliding-scale discounts if your family income is above 200% and up to 300% of the federal poverty level. Above 300%, you may still get a discount case by case — for example with a catastrophic illness — and patients over 501% may be considered for medical hardship.
How to apply: CalvertHealth: Charity care application
Phone: 410-535-8248 — Patient Financial Services.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care goes up to 200% of the federal poverty level, with sliding discounts up to 300%.
- Download the charity care application from the link above and complete it in full, signing and dating it.
- Attach the supporting documents listed on the application (proof of income and other documents) and return everything within 15 days.
- Send the completed application to Patient Financial Services — you will be notified by letter whether you are approved or denied.
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.
- CalvertHealth: Financial Assistance Policy (PDF, filed with Maryland HSCRC)
- CalvertHealth: Charity care application (PDF)