Comanche County Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Comanche County 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 150% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your family income is between 150% and 300% of the federal poverty level — you pay no more than the Medicare rate. Above 300%, discounts may be given case by case (for example, catastrophic illness).
How to apply: Comanche County Medical Center: Financial assistance
Phone: 254-879-4900 — Billing — ask for extension 5507.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — at or below 150% of the poverty level may mean free care; 150% to 300% may mean the Medicare rate.
- Download the financial assistance policy and application from the patients & visitors page linked above.
- Complete the application with proof of income and information about other payment sources (insurance, Medicaid).
- Submit it to the hospital; you will be notified in writing 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.
See what Comanche County Medical Center 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.
- Comanche County Medical Center: Financial assistance policy (FAP) and charity care policy
- Comanche County Medical Center: Patients & visitors (FAP summary)