Myrtue Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Myrtue 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
100%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Sliding-scale discounts if your household income is above 100% but at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Myrtue Medical Center: Financial assistance
Phone: 712-340-1270 — Patient Financial Advocates.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — you must have limited or no insurance, not qualify for government help, and live in Myrtue's primary service area.
- Download the Financial Assistance Application from the hospital's financial assistance page.
- Fill it out and attach your household financial information (income documents).
- Submit it to the hospital — approval covers balances from 6 months before your application date and up to 12 months after.
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 Myrtue 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.
- Myrtue Medical Center Financial Assistance / Sliding Fee Discount policy (PDF)
- Myrtue Medical Center insurance & financial assistance page