Swedish Issaquah: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Swedish Issaquah? 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 300% of the federal poverty level — a 100% write-off of what you owe for emergency and medically necessary care.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your household income is between 301% and 400% of the federal poverty level — an 80% discount off the original charges, and you are never charged more than insured patients pay for the same care. If your Providence medical bills from the past year were more than 20% of your income, you may qualify for a full write-off even at up to 400% of the poverty level.
How to apply: Providence: Financial assistance
Phone: 855-229-6466 — Financial counselors (Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free or discounted care is based on your family's income and size, and the limits depend on the state where you got care.
- Fill out Providence's financial assistance application (free online, or pick up a paper copy at the hospital's registration desk).
- Attach proof of income (a tax return, pay stubs, or W-2s) and send the application to the address on the form, or bring it to a hospital financial counselor. Your bill is put on hold while your application is being reviewed.
- You will get a written decision within 30 days (14 days in Washington). If you are approved, it covers eligible care for about 9 months.
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 Swedish Issaquah charges
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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.
- Providence Financial Assistance (Charity Care) Policy - Washington
- Providence: Get help paying your medical bills