Medina Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Medina 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 if your annual family income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: If your annual family income is between 251% and 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, your care is discounted down to what insured patients are generally billed. You can also get help if a hospital bill is more than 25% of your annual family income.
How to apply: Cleveland Clinic: Financial assistance
Phone: 866-621-6385 — Cleveland Clinic Customer Service. Call for help applying for financial assistance.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — if your family income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines, you may get free care.
- Fill out the Cleveland Clinic financial assistance application online or ask a Patient Financial Advocate at the hospital for one.
- Provide income information, such as tax returns or pay stubs.
- Submit the application — Cleveland Clinic reviews it and lets you know in writing whether you were approved.
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 Medina Hospital 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.
- Cleveland Clinic: Financial Assistance
- Cleveland Clinic Financial Assistance Program Summary