Main Line Hospital Lankenau: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Main Line Hospital Lankenau? 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
300%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your family income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: An 86% discount if your family income is between 301% and 500% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Main Line Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 484-337-1970 — Main Line Health billing customer service (financial assistance).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — eligibility uses your family income against federal poverty guidelines.
- Complete the Main Line Health financial assistance application and attach proof of family income, such as your current tax return or pay stubs.
- Submit it online through MyChart, drop it off at a financial counseling office at any Main Line Health hospital, fax it, or mail it to Main Line Health, Attn: Financial Assistance, 3803 West Chester Pike, Suite 160, Newtown Square, PA 19073.
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 Main Line Hospital Lankenau charges
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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.
- Main Line Health: Financial assistance (official page)
- Main Line Health: Summary of financial assistance policy