Financial Assistance Policies
Baptist Health Care provides many ways for you to financially manage your health care:
- Filing your insurance
- Payment methods of cash, credit, or check payable before service during the preregistration process, payable at registration, or online payment options.
- CarePayment Loan program
- Available discounts
- Financial Assistance for those that qualify
Baptist Health Care provides the option of financial assistance for those patients that qualify for assistance to pay for health care costs. Financial counselors are available to you to help determine if you are eligible for any financial assistance through Baptist Health Care, state or local programs.
- What services can be covered by financial assistance?
- Financial Assistance covers medically necessary services performed at Baptist Health Care hospitals and Baptist Physician Enterprise provider offices.
- Financial assistance may cover continued care for patients seen at a Baptist Health Care hospital for an emergent event. With financial assistance, patients can receive up to six months of continued care without having to reapply.
- Financial assistance does not cover any elective outpatient services.
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What are the financial eligibility requirements for assistance?
- Patients, uninsured or underinsured, must have a household income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level to qualify for Financial Assistance. View the Financial Assistance Eligibility Guidelines document.
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How can I apply for financial assistance?
- Contact Customer Service at 448.227.3600 to be connected with a financial counselor who will help you through the process.
- Email
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Print the financial assistance application , and provide all necessary documentation by email to
financialassistance@bhcpns.org or mail the application to:
Baptist Health Care
Financial Assistance
P.O. Box 17106
Pensacola, FL 32522