Mt Ascutney Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Mt Ascutney 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
250%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your household income is between 251% and 400% of the federal poverty level — 75% off at 251-300%, 50% off at 301-350%, and 40% off at 351-400%.
How to apply: Mt. Ascutney Hospital (Dartmouth Health): Financial assistance
Phone: 844-808-0730 — Dartmouth Health financial assistance (toll-free).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — you must be a Vermont or New Hampshire resident (or have had a medical emergency here), and your care must be medically necessary.
- Work with a Dartmouth Health financial counselor first to make sure there are no other ways to cover the bill, such as Medicaid.
- Fill out the Dartmouth Health financial assistance application and attach proof of income (a recent tax return or pay stub).
- Submit the application — you will get a decision letter in 30 to 45 days.
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.
- Dartmouth Health financial assistance page (covers Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center)
- Dartmouth Health Financial Assistance for Healthcare Services Policy (PDF)