Pioneer Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Pioneer 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 (a full 100% discount) if your income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: If your income is above 100% but at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, you pay a reduced amount based on a sliding fee scale.
How to apply: Pioneer Medical Center: Financial assistance policy (PDF)
Phone: 406-932-4603 — Pioneer Medical Center — ask for Patient Financial Services.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care at or below 100% of the poverty level, sliding-scale discounts up to 400%.
- Ask Patient Financial Services for the Sliding Fee Discount application.
- Complete the application and provide proof of income, such as last year's W-2 or your two most recent pay stubs.
- Return the application to the hospital — all other payment options, like insurance or government programs, must be checked first.
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.
- Patient Financial Assistance Sliding Fee Discount Program (PDF)