Skyline Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Skyline Hospital? 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
200%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care (a 100% write-off of your charges) if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A 75% discount if your income is between 201% and 250% of the federal poverty level, and a 50% discount if it is between 251% and 300%.
How to apply: Skyline Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 509-493-1101 — Charity Care Administrator / Patient Financial Services.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — full write-off up to 200% of the federal poverty level, with partial discounts up to 300%.
- Fill out the Charity Care / Financial Assistance application and attach proof of your annual income.
- Return it within 14 days of receiving it — the hospital will not start collection efforts while your application is being decided.
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.
See what Skyline Hospital charges
Check if you qualify at other hospitals
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.
- Skyline Hospital Charity Care Policy (filed with WA Dept. of Health)
- Skyline Health conditions of service — financial assistance at or below 300% FPL