Kaweah Health Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care

Can't afford a bill from Kaweah Health 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

How to apply

1. Check the income limits above — if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, your bill is fully written off.
2. Ask for the financial assistance application at the Acequia Lobby (305 West Acequia Avenue, Visalia), by phone, or from the hospital's website.
3. Fill out the application and attach the proof of income listed on the form — the hospital cannot ask for anything else.
4. Submit it and wait for the decision; patients on Medi-Cal or public benefit programs (CalFresh, WIC, SSI, and similar) are presumed to qualify.

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.
• Kaweah Health Financial Assistance Policy
• Kaweah Health Financial Assistance Program (HCAI filing)