Cass County Memorial Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Cass County Memorial Hospital? 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: Not published — call the billing department to ask. Cass Health (Cass County Memorial Hospital) does not publish a separate free-care income limit — patients with annual income at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines are considered for partial or full financial assistance on a sliding scale, based on income and family size.
Discounted care: Partial or full discounts for emergency and medically necessary care if your annual income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines. Assets and insurance status are not held against you.
How to apply: Cass Health: Financial assistance packet
Phone: 712-250-8041 — Patient Financial Advisors (also reachable at [email protected]).
How to apply
- Check the limit above — if your annual income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines, you may qualify for partial or full help.
- Download the financial assistance packet from the link above, or stop by to talk with a Patient Financial Advisor.
- Complete the application and attach your tax return and pay stubs (or other proof of income).
- Return everything within 30 days to Cass Health, attention Patient Financial Advisor, 1501 East 10th St., Atlantic, Iowa 50022 — you will get a written decision.
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.
See what Cass County Memorial Hospital charges
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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.
- Cass Health: Financial Assistance Policy — Plain Language Summary (PDF)