Which hospitals have to help, and at what income
Every nonprofit hospital in the United States has a written financial assistance policy, because federal tax law says it must. The policies are public, and most people never read them. These are the policies of the largest systems, read from the documents themselves, sorted by state.
Your hospital not here yet? The Charity Care Checker covers what the law in every state requires, and the charity care guide covers how to find and apply under any hospital's policy.
Alaska
Free care up to
Some help up to
Alabama
Free care up to
Some help up to
Arkansas
Free care up to
Some help up to
Arizona
Free care up to
Some help up to
California
Free care up to
Some help up to
Colorado
Free care up to
Some help up to
Connecticut
Free care up to
Some help up to
District of Columbia
Free care up to
Some help up to
Delaware
Free care up to
Some help up to
Florida
Free care up to
Some help up to
Georgia
Free care up to
Some help up to
Hawaii
Free care up to
Some help up to
Iowa
Free care up to
Some help up to
Idaho
Free care up to
Some help up to
Illinois
Free care up to
Some help up to
Indiana
Free care up to
Some help up to
Kansas
Free care up to
Some help up to
Kentucky
Free care up to
Some help up to
Massachusetts
Free care up to
Some help up to
Michigan
Free care up to
Some help up to
Minnesota
Free care up to
Some help up to
Montana
Free care up to
Some help up to
North Carolina
Free care up to
Some help up to
North Dakota
Free care up to
Some help up to
Nebraska
Free care up to
Some help up to
New Hampshire
Free care up to
Some help up to
New Jersey
Free care up to
Some help up to
New Mexico
Free care up to
Some help up to
Nevada
Free care up to
Some help up to
New York
Free care up to
Some help up to
Ohio
Free care up to
Some help up to
Oklahoma
Free care up to
Some help up to
Oregon
Free care up to
Some help up to
Pennsylvania
Free care up to
Some help up to
South Carolina
Free care up to
Some help up to
Tennessee
Free care up to
Some help up to
Texas
Free care up to
Some help up to
Utah
Free care up to
Some help up to
Virginia
Free care up to
Some help up to
Washington
Free care up to
Some help up to
Wisconsin
Free care up to
Some help up to
FPL is the federal poverty level. “Free care up to” is the household income, as a share of the poverty level, at or below which the policy writes the bill off in full. “Some help up to” is the highest income at which the policy still discounts or caps the bill. Each system page turns these into dollar figures for your household size and lists what could not be verified.