Rehabilitation Hospital Of Kingsport, A Joint Vent: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Rehabilitation Hospital Of Kingsport, A Joint Vent? 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 if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. (Encompass Health's system-wide financial assistance policy applies; the hospital is a joint venture of Ballad Health and Encompass Health.)
Discounted care: A sliding-scale discount of 50% to 75% if your household income is between 200% and 400% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Rehabilitation Hospital of Kingsport: Financial assistance
Phone: (877) 298-1086 — Encompass Health billing questions line. Hospital main line: (423) 246-7240.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — at or below 200% of the federal poverty level may qualify for free care; up to 400% may qualify for a discount.
- Get the financial assistance application from the hospital admissions area or the hospital's financial information page.
- Fill out the application and provide proof of your income and family size.
- Submit it to the hospital and call (877) 298-1086 with any billing or application questions.
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.
- Encompass Health: Financial Assistance Policy - Plain Language Summary
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Kingsport: Financial assistance