Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems: Financial Assistance & Charity Care

Can't afford a bill from Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems? 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

How to apply

1. Check the income limits above — free care at or below 125% of the federal poverty level, and a 50% discount up to 175%.
2. Fill out the financial assistance application, available on the hospital's website (mchks.com).
3. Gather the paperwork it asks for — pay stubs, bank statements, tax returns — and return the application to the billing office within 14 days.
4. If you don't have access to a copier, bring your documents in person and the hospital can make copies. You'll get a written answer by mail.

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.
• Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems — Financial Assistance Policy
• Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems — Patient Financial Assistance brochure and application