WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from WellSpan Gettysburg 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
300%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care (a 100% write-off) if your household income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: An 80% discount if your household income is between 301% and 350% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: WellSpan Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 717-851-5051 — WellSpan patient financial services (Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above - compare your household income and family size to the federal poverty level. Both your income and assets are reviewed.
- First apply for (or show you were screened for) Pennsylvania Medical Assistance (Medicaid) - this is required before WellSpan will grant assistance.
- Fill out the financial assistance application with proof of income (pay stubs, tax return, or benefit letters) and submit it by mail or through MyWellSpan.
- Approval lasts one year. If you have insurance, you can still apply for help with what insurance did not cover.
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.
- WellSpan Health: Financial assistance
- WellSpan Health: Financial Assistance Policy (PDF)