Frankfort Regional Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Frankfort Regional 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 (a 100% charity discount) if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, for non-elective care when you do not qualify for state or federal assistance and cannot pay your balance.
Discounted care: An expanded financial assistance policy may reduce what you owe if your documented income is between 201% and 400% of the federal poverty level and your balance is greater than $1,500.
How to apply: Frankfort Regional Medical Center: Financial assistance
Phone: 888-696-4505 — Hospital line — ask for patient financial resources.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — Frankfort Regional's charity discount policy uses your total household income and supporting documentation.
- Contact the hospital to find out whether your non-elective services could qualify for full or partial charity care.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and gather proof of your income.
- Submit the application with your documents — the hospital validates the information and tells you what you owe.
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.
- Frankfort Regional Medical Center financial assistance page (hospital site)