Northern Light Acadia Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Northern Light Acadia 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: Free care for medically necessary services if your family income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A sliding-scale discount (at least 50% off) if your family income is between 151% and 250% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Northern Light Health: Financial assistance application
Phone: 866-750-5001 — Northern Light Health financial assistance (toll-free; local: 207-973-5000).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above - compare your household income and family size to the federal poverty level. You must be a Maine resident, or a non-resident treated for an emergency.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and gather proof of income (pay stubs, tax return, or benefit letters).
- Mail the completed application to the Cianchette Building, 43 Whiting Hill Rd, Brewer, ME 04412.
- You can apply within 240 days of your first bill - even if the bill has gone to collections.
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.
- Northern Light Health: Financial assistance policy (PDF)
- Northern Light Health: Financial assistance application and instructions (PDF)