Charity Care

As a non-profit, charitable organization, WellSpan Health provides care that is medically necessary to members of our community regardless of their ability to pay. Using the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) as a guide, WellSpan considers the following circumstances to determine an individual’s ability to pay for health care services:

• Patient/family income
• Number of dependents
• Other individual circumstances

If a patient’s income is at or below 100% of the Federal poverty guidelines, WellSpan will forgive all of its charges. (For example, a family of four with an income of $19,300 or less)

If a patient’s income is greater than 100% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, but less than 200%, WellSpan will forgive half (50%) of its charges. (For example, a family of four with an income between $19,350 and $38,700)

For individuals who have no health insurance and do not quality for charity care, WellSpan offers discounts and works with individuals to make payment arrangements that are fair and reasonable.

Learn how much free care WellSpan provided in fiscal 2006?