JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

"For eligible individuals with incomes up to 200% of the FPL: Charges waived, no nominal payments due."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Policy & Procedures

"Patients assets are not considered when reviewing eligibility for financial assistance."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Policy & Procedures

"FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LAST REVIEW DATE 01.14.26 NOTIFICATION TO PATIENTS POLICY & PROCEDURE POLICY: To provide access to Financial Assistance for eligible patients. PURPOSE: To provide a process by which accessible and affordable care is provided to eligible patients and to ensure that patients and/or family members are notified of the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (JHMC) Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) for uninsured and underinsured individuals."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Policy & Procedures

"Presumptive Financial Assistance A portion of the final bill for emergency and/or medically necessary services may be treated as charity care if the patient does not apply for financial assistance - and no other applicable insurance benefits are identified. The reduction in payment responsibility will be based on reimbursement for the same services by Medicaid."

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"To apply for financial assistance, you will need a form of picture ID, proof of address, four weeks of pay stubs or last year’s W-2, and/or a statement indicating how you are supporting yourself or are being supported."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Summary - Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

"* Go to our website at [www.jamaicahospital.org](https://www.jamaicahospital.org/) and click on the banner for “Financial Assistance” where you will be able to download the FAP Summary and FAP application"

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Summary - Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

"Timing: Eligibility determinations regarding approval, or denial, of financial assistance applications are made within, at most, 30 days of receipt of a completed application."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · [PDF] financial assistance notification to patients policy & procedure

"The contact number for the Financial Office is: 1-718-206-8270."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · [PDF] financial assistance notification to patients policy & procedure

"The office hours for the Financial Office are: Monday – Friday, 9am – 4 pm."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · [PDF] financial assistance notification to patients policy & procedure

"Our FAP and FAP application is available in [Spanish](https://jamaicahospital.org/financial/financial-assistance-program/resumen-sobre-asistencia-financiera/), Chinese ([Traditional](https://jamaicahospital.org/docs/financial/JHMC%20-%20FA%20Summary%202025%20-%20Chinese%20Traditional.pdf#view=FitH)/[Simplified](https://jamaicahospital.org/docs/financial/JHMC%20-%20FA%20Summary%202025%20%20-%20Chinese%20Simplified.pdf#view=FitH)), and [Bengali](https://jamaicahospital.org/docs/financial/JHMC%20Bengali%20-%20FA%20Summary%2012-05-2024.pdf#view=FitH)."

documented · checked 2026-10-13 · Financial Assistance Summary - Jamaica Hospital Medical Center