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Policy](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/english/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy.pdf)\n\n[Financial Assistance Application](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/english/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-fillable.pdf)\n\nSpanish\n\n[ASISTENCIA FINANCIERA – RESUMEN EN LENGUAJE SENCILLO (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/spanish/financial-assistance-plain-language-spanish.pdf)\n\n[POLÍTICA FINANCIERA (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/spanish/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-spanish.pdf)\n\n[Solicitud de Ayuda Financiera (Financial Assistance Application)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/spanish/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-spanish-fillable.pdf)\n\nArabic\n\n[تلخيص لغة مبا ر شة بشأن المساعدة المالية (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/arabic/تلخيص-لغة-مبا-ر-شة-بشأن-المساعدة-المالية-plain-language-summary-arabic.pdf)\n\n[البوليصة المالية (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/arabic/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-arabic.pdf)\n\n[طلب الحصول على المساعدة المالية (Financial Assistance Application)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/arabic/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-arabic-fillable.pdf)\n\nBosnian\n\n[JEDNOSTAVNO FORMULIRANI REZIME FINANSIJSKE POMOĆI (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/bosnian/jednostavno-formulirani-rezime-finansijske-pomoći-plain-language-summary-bosnian.pdf)\n\n[FINANSIJSKA POLITIKA (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/bosnian/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-bosnian.pdf)\n\n[Zahtjev za finansijsku pomoć (Financial Assistance Application)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/bosnian/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-bosnian-fillable.pdf)\n\nChinese Simplified\n\n[经济援助简明语言总结 (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/chinese-simplified/经济援助简明语言总结-plain-language-summary-chinese-simplified.pdf)\n\n[财务政策 (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/chinese-simplified/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-chinese-simplified.pdf)\n\n[经济援助申请表 (Financial Assistance Application)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/chinese-simplified/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-chinese-simplified-fillable.pdf)\n\nChinese Traditional\n\n[財務援助淺白用語重點摘要 (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/chinese-traditional/財務援助淺白用語重點摘要-plain-language-summary-chinese-traditional.pdf)\n\n[財務政策 (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/chinese-traditional/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-chinese-traditional.pdf)\n\n[財務援助申請 (Financial Assistance Application)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/chinese-traditional/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-chinese-traditional-fillable.pdf)\n\nHindi\n\n[वित्तीय सहायता सादे भाषा सारांश (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/hindi/plain-language-summary-hindi.pdf)\n\n[वित्तीय नीतत (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/hindi/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-hindi.pdf)\n\n[वित्तीय सहायता आवेदन (Financial Assistance Application)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/hindi/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-hindi-fillable.pdf)\n\nKorean\n\n[재정 지원 간단한 요약 (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/korean/재정-지원-간단한-요약-plain-language-summary-korean.pdf)\n\n[재정 정책 (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/korean/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-korean.pdf)\n\n[재정 지원 신청서 (Financial Assistance Application)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/korean/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-korean-fillable.pdf)\n\nPolish\n\n[PODSUMOWANIE POMOCY FINANSOWEJ W PROSTYM JĘZYKU (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/polish/podsumowanie-pomocy-finansowej-w-prostym-języku-plain-language-summary-polish.pdf)\n\n[POLITYKA FINANSOWA (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/polish/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-polish.pdf)\n\n[Wniosek o udzielenie wsparcia finansowego (Financial Assistance Application)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/polish/northwestern-medicine-financial-assistance-application-polish-fillable.pdf)\n\nRussian\n\n[КРАТКИЙ ОБЗОР ПРОГРАММЫ ФИНАНСОВОЙ ПОМОЩИ НА ДОСТУПНОМ ЯЗЫКЕ (Plain Language Summary)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/russian/краткий-обзор-программы-финансовой-помощи-на-доступном-языке-plain-language-summary-russian.pdf)\n\n[ФИНАНСОВАЯ ПОЛИТИКА (Financial Assistance Policy)](/-/media/northwestern/resources/patients-and-visitors/billing-and-insurance/financial-assistance/russian/nmhc-financial-assistance-policy-russian.pdf)\n\n[Заявление на Получение Финансовой Помощи (Financial Assistance 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