Mission Regional Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Mission Regional 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: Free charity care if your family's income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level (for uninsured or underinsured patients with less than $10,000 in monetary assets).
Discounted care: Discounted payments if your family's income is between 200% and 400% of the federal poverty level (with less than $10,000 in monetary assets, and out-of-pocket medical expenses above 10% of family income in the prior 12 months).
How to apply: Mission Regional Medical Center: Financial assistance policy
Phone: 956-323-1800 — Billing Office. The hospital's community benefit report says the full financial assistance policy and application form are available by mail at no charge by calling this number.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free charity care at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, and discounted payments up to 400%.
- Call the Billing Office at 956-323-1800 to request the financial assistance policy and application form by mail, at no charge.
- Gather proof of income (for example, pay stubs or a tax return) and any paperwork on your assets, then fill out and return the application.
- You can also pick up a copy in person at the Billing Office, 900 S. Bryan Rd., Mission, TX.
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 Mission Regional Medical Center charges
Check if you qualify at other hospitals
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.
- Mission Regional Medical Center — Community Benefit Report 2021 (financial assistance policy exhibit)