Clay County Memorial Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Clay 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: Free care if your household income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your household income is between 150% and 300% of the federal poverty guidelines — you pay no more than the Medicare rate. Above 300%, discounts may be given case by case.
How to apply: Clay County Memorial Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 940-538-5621 — Main hospital line — ask for billing or financial assistance.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — at or below 150% of the poverty guidelines may mean free care; 150% to 300% may mean the Medicare rate.
- Complete the financial assistance application (included in the policy document linked above) with proof of household income.
- Submit the application to the hospital business office and keep a copy for yourself.
- The hospital will send you a written decision; you can ask for your case to be reviewed again if your situation changes.
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 Clay County Memorial Hospital charges
Check if you qualify at other hospitals
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.
- Clay County Memorial Hospital: Financial assistance policy