BARTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

"Full Charity Care: Patients are eligible for Charity Care if their Family Income is at or less than 249% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)."

documented · checked 2026-10-10 · Financial Assistance Policy

"For patients with insurance, any discount shall be applied to the patient’s out -of-pocket responsibility."

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"Such grounds for presumptive eligibility may include: • Patients who are eligible for government sponsored low-income assistance programs (e.g., Medi-Cal/Medicaid, California Children’s Services, and any other applicable state or local low-income program) are presumptively eligible for Charity Care."

documented · checked 2026-10-10 · Financial Assistance Policy

"Individuals applying for Financial Assistance must be honest and forthcoming when providing all information requested by Barton Health as part of the FAA process. For both Charity Care and Discounted Care, the FAA must be accompanied by one of the following forms of documentation of Income: • Copy of income tax return (Form 1040) for patient and spouse or domestic partner from the year the patient was first billed or 12 months prior to when patient was first billed. --or-- • Copies of two (2) most recent pay stubs for applicant and spouse or domestic partner. Paystubs must be from within the 6-month period before or after patient is first billed (or in preservice when application is submitted)."

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"• On the Barton Health website at https://www.bartonhealth.org/tahoe/financial-aid.aspx or the public Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) web site https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-policies ."

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"If you have questions concerning Barton’s Financial Assistance Program, need assistance completing the application, or would like to talk about additional options, please do not hesitate to contact the Barton Health Financial Counselor at 530.539.6086."

documented · checked 2026-10-10 · Financial Assistance Application