Lake District Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Lake District 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
Free care: Free care if your family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Sliding-scale discounts if your family income is between 201% and 400% of the federal poverty level, or if your Lake Health District bills are more than your yearly household income. You will never be charged more than what insured patients generally pay.
How to apply: Lake District Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 541-947-2114 Ext. 435 or 5130 — Lake Health District Financial Counseling Advocate (mailed copies on request).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — at or below 200% of the federal poverty level means free care.
- Download and print the application from the financial assistance page, or pick one up at the admitting desk.
- Fill it out and send it back by mail, email to [email protected], or fax to 541-947-8144.
- Once approved, the same discount covers all qualifying services for nine months.
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 Lake District 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.
- Lake District Hospital: Financial Assistance
- Lake Health District Financial Assistance Policy