Legacy Emanuel Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Legacy Emanuel 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. Legacy Health's published policy offers financial assistance on a sliding scale for family income up to 400% of the federal poverty level, but the documents found do not spell out the exact income cutoff for completely free care.
Discounted care: Sliding-scale discounts for family income up to 400% of the federal poverty level; if your income is above 200%, Legacy also looks at your qualified assets.
How to apply: Legacy Emanuel Medical Center: Financial assistance application
Phone: 503-413-4048 (toll-free 800-495-7076) — Legacy Health Customer Service; help with the financial assistance application.
How to apply
- Check the income limit above — Legacy offers help for family income up to 400% of the federal poverty level.
- Fill out Legacy's Financial Assistance Application and list your household members and gross monthly income.
- Attach income documents (pay stubs, tax return, Social Security award letter) and submit the application.
- Call Customer Service if you need help completing it; assistance is also available for disability and language needs.
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.
- Legacy Health Financial Assistance (Charity Care) Policy 400.17
- Legacy Health Financial Assistance Application instructions