Geisinger Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Geisinger 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: Not published — call the billing department to ask. Geisinger's policy does not publish a separate free-care income level — it offers financial assistance for household incomes up to 300% of the federal poverty level, with the amount of help based on your situation.
Discounted care: Discounted care may be available if your household income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines; the amount of help depends on your income and financial situation.
How to apply: Geisinger: Financial assistance
Phone: 800-640-4206 — Patient service representatives (financial assistance).
How to apply
- Check the income limit above — your household income needs to be at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines.
- Request an application form from the link above or by calling the number above.
- Fill out the form and mail it to Geisinger Uncompensated Care Services, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822-4938.
- You will get a written decision, usually within 30 days.
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.
- Geisinger Financial Assistance brochure (PDF)