Kennedy Krieger Institute: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Kennedy Krieger Institute? 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 if your individual or family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, or if you are enrolled in a social service program like WIC or SNAP.
Discounted care: Sliding-scale discounts if your household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. Catastrophic help is available if your medical bills exceed 60% of your gross yearly income.
How to apply: Kennedy Krieger Institute: Financial assistance application
Phone: 443-923-1870 — Kennedy Krieger Patient Accounting (help with the application).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — at or below 200% of the federal poverty level gets you free care (a 100% discount).
- Fill out the financial assistance application and attach the documents on its checklist (tax return, pay stubs, insurance cards).
- Mail or drop off the application to Patient Accounting, 1741 Ashland Ave, 6th floor, Baltimore, MD 21205.
- You will get a letter telling you whether you qualify and the amount of your award; if your bill is more than 60% of your yearly income, ask about catastrophic assistance.
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.
- Kennedy Krieger Institute Financial Assistance Application 2025
- Kennedy Krieger Institute Financial Assistance Program Policy 2024