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MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY -

BOSTON, MA · version 3 · published · JSON

eligibility.free_care_max_fpl150% of the federal poverty level

"Family Income % FPG Discount 0 to 150% 100%"

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Policy - Full version (PDF)

eligibility.discount_tiersAbove 150% up to 250% of FPL: 85% discount
Above 250% up to 300% of FPL: 70% discount

"Family Income % FPG Acute Care Hospitals listed in Appendix 1 EXCEPT WDH Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (WDH) 0 to 150% 100%1 100% 150.1 to 250% 85%2 100% 251 to 300% 70%3 0%"

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Policy - Full version (PDF)

eligibility.asset_testYes

"Assets will also be used when: • Patient’s residency is outside the U.S. or Canada. • Patient is deceased, determination must include review of the estate. • Patient has been determined to be ineligible and is appealing for individual consideration due to unique circumstances. • When a patient is covered by Medicare, excluding Medicare Advantage Plans, there is a goal to report any balances written off as Medicare Bad Debt. Balances can only be co-insurance or deductibles, the patient family must be less than 201% of the FPG, the patient must issue a declaration that they are unable to pay the balances, including use of assets."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Policy - Full version (PDF)

eligibility.insured_patients_coveredNo

"Financial Assistance may be provided to patients with limited financial resources to make Medically Necessary healthcare services more affordable for those patients who do not qualify for government sponsored insurance programs (such as Medicaid or Medicare), cannot afford their Medicare premium, or are enrolled in Health Safety Net (HSN) or MassHealth Limited to provide more comprehensive coverage of services."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Policy - Full version (PDF)

programs.presumptiveHealth Safety Net

"Per Section III(F)(2) below, patients with Health Safety Net Full and Health Safety Net Partial will be presumptively eligible for Financial Assistance- patients will be able to seek care for eligible services (per Section III(C)) without a Financial Assistance Application."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Policy - Full version (PDF)

contacts.languagesEnglish
Arabic / عربى
Chinese (Traditional) / 中文
Haitian Creole / Kreyòl Ayisyen
Indonesian / Bahasa Indonesia
Khmer (Cambodian) / ខ្មែរ
Portuguese (Brazilian) / Português
Russian / русский
Spanish / Español
Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

"[Financial Assistance Policy - Plain language version / Règleman konsènan Èd Finansye - vèsyon langaj òdinè (PDF)](/content/dam/unified-xwalk/documents/ht/patients-visitors/financial-assistance-summary-haitian-creole.pdf)"

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance | Mass General Brigham

coverage.facilitiesMass Eye and Ear Main Campus
Mass Eye and Ear Longwood Campus

"**Mass Eye and Ear Longwood Campus**"

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance | Mass General Brigham

Sources

Financial Assistance | Mass General Brigham — fetched 2026-10-13

Financial Assistance | Mass General Brigham — fetched 2026-10-13

Financial Assistance | Mass General Brigham — fetched 2026-10-13

Financial Assistance | Mass General Brigham — fetched 2026-10-13

Financial Assistance Policy - Full version (PDF) — fetched 2026-10-13

Financial Assistance Policy - Full version / سياسة المساعدة المالية - النسخة الكاملة (PDF) — fetched 2026-10-13

Financial Assistance Policy - Full version / 財務援助政策 完整版 (PDF) — fetched 2026-10-13

Financial Assistance Policy - Full version / Règleman konsènan ed finansye - vèsyon konplè (PDF) — fetched 2026-10-13