Mississippi Baptist Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Mississippi Baptist 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 care (100% discount) if your household income is below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A sliding-scale discount based on income: 95% off at 201–250% of the federal poverty level, 90% at 251–300%, 85% at 301–350%, and 80% at 351–400%.
How to apply: Baptist Memorial Health Care: Financial assistance
Phone: 601-973-3180 — Hospital main line (published by Baptist Memorial Health Care); ask for the billing office or financial assistance.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care below 200% of the federal poverty level, and sliding discounts up to 400%.
- Fill out the Baptist financial assistance application and gather proof of income and family size.
- Submit the completed application and your financial documents to the billing office where you received services.
- Baptist will send you a letter with the discount percentage you qualify for and what, if anything, you still owe.
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.
- Baptist Memorial Health Care — Hospital Financial Assistance Policy