Parkland Health Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Parkland Health 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
Free care: Not published — call the billing department to ask. BJC HealthCare's policy sets discount eligibility at family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level but does not publish a single free-care income cutoff. Call 314-362-8400 to check what you qualify for.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your family income is no more than 300% of the federal poverty level. For a catastrophic medical event, your payments are capped at 20% of your yearly family income over 12 months.
How to apply: BJC HealthCare: Billing & financial assistance
Phone: 314-362-8400 — Patient services (also toll-free 855-362-8400).
How to apply
- Call 314-362-8400 to check what you qualify for — no single free-care cutoff is published.
- Discounts are available for family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and gather your income documents.
- Submit the application online, by mail, or ask a patient services representative for help.
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.
- BJC HealthCare Financial Assistance Policy income tables
- WashU Medicine Financial Assistance Information (BJC policy contact)