Wamego Health Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Wamego Health Center? 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
250%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Discounted care on a sliding scale if your household income is above 250% but no more than 400% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Wamego Health Center: Financial assistance
Phone: 785-458-7000 — Financial Counseling (Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm; option 2).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, sliding-scale discounts up to 400%.
- Download the Financial Assistance Application from the hospital's billing and insurance information page.
- Fill it out and attach your proof of income and any other documents requested.
- Submit it, and call a financial counselor at 785-458-7000 (option 2) if you need help.
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.
- Wamego Health Center (Via Christi Health): Summary of Financial Assistance Policy
- Wamego Health Center (Via Christi Health): Financial Assistance Policy
- Wamego Health Center: Billing and Insurance Information