Harrison County Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Harrison County 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
200%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A 75% discount on your share of the bill if your household income is between 201% and 300% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Harrison County Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 812-738-4251 — Hospital main line; ask for the financial assistance office.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
- This help is for residents of Harrison or Crawford County, Indiana, or Meade County, Kentucky (emergency visits can qualify regardless).
- Fill out the financial assistance application and return it with proof of income to the hospital's finance department.
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 Harrison County Hospital charges
Check if you qualify at other hospitals
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.
- Financial Assistance Policy | Harrison County Hospital