Copley Memorial Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Copley 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 family income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: An 80% discount if you are uninsured with income up to 600% of the poverty level, or if you are underinsured with income between 300% and 400% of the poverty level.
How to apply: Copley Memorial Hospital (Rush Copley): Financial assistance
Phone: 630-978-4990 — Rush Copley financial assistance (call for the current charity table and help with the application).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — at or below 300% of the poverty level may mean free care.
- Complete the Rush Copley financial assistance/charity care application with proof of income and asset information.
- Submit the application and wait for the hospital's decision; a patient representative can help you fill it out.
- If a balance remains, ask about the catastrophic balance program, which can cap your bill at a share of your household income.
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.
- Rush Copley: Financial assistance / charity care plain language summary
- Rush Copley: Financial assistance policy