Lincoln Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Lincoln 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 (a 100% discount) if your household income is between 100% and 125% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: If your income is 126% to 150% of the poverty level, you get a 75% discount; 151% to 175% gets 50% off; 176% to 200% gets 25% off. Incomes of 201% to 400% may still get a discount if your total medical expenses are more than 20% of your income - call Patient Financial Services for details.
How to apply: Lincoln Hospital: Financial assistance application
Phone: 509-725-7101 — Patient Financial Services, Lincoln Hospital, 10 Nicholls St, Davenport, WA.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above - free care at 100-125% of the poverty level, discounts up to 200%, and possible help up to 400% if medical bills top 20% of your income.
- Fill out the charity care / financial assistance application, listing your family size and gross monthly income.
- Include proof of income, like pay stubs or a tax return.
- Send it to Patient Financial Services, Lincoln Hospital, 10 Nicholls St, Davenport, WA 99122 - or call 509-725-7101 for help.
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.
- Lincoln Hospital: Charity care / financial assistance application instructions