Univ. Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Univ. Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care? 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 below 250% of the federal poverty level — Vermont law requires large hospitals to provide a 100% discount below this level (and to waive all out-of-pocket costs for insured patients at or below 250% of the federal poverty level).
Discounted care: If your income is between 251% and 400% of the federal poverty level, you get at least a 40% discount — on the full bill if you are uninsured, or on your out-of-pocket costs if you are insured. If hospital bills exceed 20% of your household income and your income is below 600% of the federal poverty level, your balance is capped at 20% of your income.
How to apply: UVM Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 802-847-8000 — UVM Medical Center financial assistance (toll-free 800-639-2719).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care below 250% of the federal poverty level; discounts up to 400%.
- Call 802-847-8000 (or toll-free 800-639-2719) or email [email protected] to ask about the financial assistance application.
- Fill out the application with proof of income and information about your liquid resources.
- The hospital reviews your application and notifies you of the discount — you can appeal if you are denied or think the amount is wrong.
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.
- Vermont statute 18 V.S.A. § 9482 (mandatory financial assistance standards: free care at or below 250% FPL, 40% minimum discount 251–400% FPL)
- UVM Health Network financial assistance plain language summary 2026 (uvmhealth.org)
- UVM Health newsroom (financial assistance phone numbers)