Eastern Maine Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Eastern Maine 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 for medically necessary services if your family income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines (Maine residents; emergency care for non-residents).
Discounted care: A sliding-scale discount if your family income is between 151% and 250% of the federal poverty guidelines.
How to apply: Northern Light Health: Financial assistance application (PDF)
Phone: 866-750-5001 — Patient account services (Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care up to 150% of the poverty guidelines, discounts up to 250%.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and attach proof of income.
- Mail it to the address on the application (all applications go to Patient Account Services in Brewer, ME), or call 866-750-5001 for help.
- Use up any insurance or government coverage first — assistance applies after those options are exhausted.
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 Eastern Maine 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.
- Northern Light Health: Financial Assistance Policy (150%/250% thresholds)
- Northern Light Health: Financial assistance application with mailing addresses and phone