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Financial Assistance

If you are financially unable to meet your obligations, our Financial Assistance Service Department may be able to help. Fully staffed with bi-lingual employees, these caring professionals can help you complete applications needed to obtain:

Medicaid
Child Health Plus
Family Health Plus

If you do not qualify for any of these programs, you may be eligible for free care or a fee reduction based on the Hospital Charity Care Program.

Charity Care Program
At South Nassau Communities Hospital, we provide care without regard to source of payment. To this end, the Hospital provides care to uninsured patients who meet certain criteria under our charity care policy without charge or at amounts less than its established rates.

Patient eligibility for free care or partial charity care is determined by measuring family income and liquid assets against the Income Poverty Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services according to the table below: Note: Net income is defined as gross income less hospital charges. A further discount is available based on your gross income.

HOUSEHOLD SIZE	AT OR BELOW	Greater Than	Up To 133%	Greater Than	Up To 150%	Greater Than	Up To 200%	Greater Than	Up To 250%	Greater Than	Up to 300%

1	9,570	9,570	12,728	12,728	14,355	14,355	19,140	19,140	23,925	23,925	28,710
2	12,830	12,830	17,064	17,064	19,245	19,245	25,660	25,660	32,075	32,075	38,490
3	16,090	16,090	21,400	21,400	24,135	24,135	32,180	32,180	40,225	40,225	48,270
4	19,350	19,350	25,736	25,736	29,025	29,025	38,700	38,700	48,375	48,375	58,050
5	22,610	22,610	30,071	30,071	33,915	33,915	45,220	45,220	56,525	56,525	67,830
6	25,870	25,870	34,407	34,407	38,805	38,805	51,740	51,740	64,675	64,675	77,610
7	29,130	29,130	38,743	38,743	43,695	43,695	58,260	58,260	72,825	72,825	87,390
8	32,390	32,390	43,079	43,079	48,585	48,585	64,780	64,780	80,975	80,975	97,170
EACH ADDITIONAL	3,260	3,260	4,336	4,336	4,890	4,890	6,520	6,520	8,150	8,150	9,780

INPATIENT	FREE		15%		30%		45%		60%		80%
OUTPATIENT	FREE		25%		40%		60%		80%		90%

If you think that you may qualify for free care or care at reduced rates and wish to be considered, please complete the charity care application and return it to the Financial Assistance Department at the address listed on the application form. Documentation to support the income for all household members residing at the same address must also be submitted.

The Financial Assistance Department will make a written determination of eligibility after reviewing the application and the information submitted to support the household income reported. If based on income and family size, it is determined that you may qualify for Medicaid benefits, New York State's Family Health Plus or other similar programs, eligibility determination will be not be made until such applications are completed and acted upon.