Margaret Mary Health: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Margaret Mary Health? 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. Margaret Mary doesn't publish a separate free-care cutoff - patients at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines may get a discount of 60% to 100% off their balance.
Discounted care: If your household income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines, you may get a discount of 60% to 100% on the balance you owe.
How to apply: Margaret Mary Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 812-933-5620 — Patient Resource Advocate - can help with the application.
How to apply
- Check the income limit above - discounts are available at or below 300% of the poverty guidelines.
- Fill out the financial assistance application (on their financial assistance page) and gather proof of income.
- Mail it to: Patient Resource Advocate, c/o Margaret Mary Health, PO Box 226, 321 Mitchell Ave, Batesville, IN 47006.
- Or call 812-933-5620 to schedule an appointment and complete the application with 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.
- Margaret Mary Health: Financial assistance
- Margaret Mary Health: Financial assistance policy summary