Nemaha Valley Community Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Nemaha Valley Community 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
Free care: Not published — call the billing department to ask. Nemaha Valley's published policy does not offer a full free-care tier — its largest published discount is 90% off for household incomes at or below 100% of the poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: Discounts of 20% to 90% for household incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty guidelines: 90% off at or below 100%, 70% off at 100–130%, 45% off at 130–170%, and 20% off at 170–200%.
How to apply: Nemaha Valley Community Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 785-336-6181 — Business office; ask for ext. 134 or 221 for financial assistance help.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — help is for uninsured or under-insured patients who cannot afford medically necessary care.
- Get the application from the hospital website, the Business Office, or by calling 785-336-6181 to have one mailed.
- Fill it out and attach the income documents the hospital asks for.
- Submit it — the hospital will apply the discount that matches your income and will not charge you more than insured patients generally pay.
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.
- Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Financial Assistance Policy (PDF, updated June 2026)
- Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Financial Assistance Policy Summary (PDF)