Reading Hospital - Transplant Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Reading Hospital - Transplant 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. Reading Hospital's published summary does not set a single income limit for free care — your household's place on the Federal Poverty Level scale decides what you pay.
Discounted care: The amount you pay is based on your household's Federal Poverty Level category — the lower your income, the bigger the discount. If you are uninsured and above 400% of the poverty level, you pay the uninsured rate of 70% of what is generally billed.
How to apply: Reading Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 484-628-1020 — Patient Financial Assistance program — call for more information or help applying.
How to apply
- Call 484-628-1020 or email [email protected] — Reading Hospital encourages you to apply as early as possible.
- Submit a financial assistance application with proof of your household income and the names of people in your household.
- A financial counselor will check whether you qualify for Medicaid or other programs first, then decide your discount based on your income.
- You can ask for help with the application at any point during the billing process.
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.
- Reading Hospital Patient Financial Assistance Policy - Plain Language Summary (PDF)
- Reading Hospital Billing FAQs