Sebasticook Valley Health: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Sebasticook Valley Health? 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 150% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A sliding-scale discount if your household income is between 151% and 250% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Sebasticook Valley Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 207-487-5141 — Hospital main line, published on Northern Light Health's Sebasticook Valley Hospital page (ask for Patient Accounts or financial assistance).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care goes up to 150% of the federal poverty level, and a sliding-scale discount goes up to 250%.
- Fill out the Northern Light Health financial assistance application and gather proof of your household income.
- Mail or bring the completed application to the hospital — you can also call the number above and ask for help filling it out.
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 (FAP-16-002)
- Northern Light Health billing help — free care at 150% or less, sliding scale 151-250%