Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Legacy Good Samaritan 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 does not publish a single free-care income cutoff. Eligibility for financial assistance is based on household income at or below 400% of the federal poverty level — call 503-413-4048 to check what you qualify for.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Legacy Health: Financial assistance & payment plans
Phone: 503-413-4048 — Financial assistance questions.
How to apply
- Call 503-413-4048 to check what you qualify for based on your income and family size — no single free-care cutoff is published.
- Discounts are available for household income at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.
- Fill out the financial assistance application online through the MyHealth patient portal, or by mail, fax, or in person.
- Mail completed applications to Legacy Health, PO Box 4037, Portland, OR 97208.
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 Policy
- Legacy Health Payment Plans & Assistance page