Financial Assistance
Hospitals in New Hampshire work hard to make quality health care available, affordable, and accessible to all, regardless of ability to pay. They offer many financial assistance and referral programs to ensure that cost will not be a barrier to anyone in our community getting the health care services they need. If payment of your health care expenses could create a financial hardship for you, your community hospital will work with you to apply for financial assistance, even if you do not feel you qualify for financial assistance. Information you provide is confidential.
As part of the financial counseling application process, the hospital will assess your potential eligibility for health insurance coverage through federal or state programs such as New Hampshire Medicaid. If it is determined that you may be eligible for one of these programs, the hospital will assist you in the application process. You will be required to supply the financial or medical documentation that is necessary to secure such insurance coverage.
Common Criteria Categories for Financial Assistance
- Family income, in relation to federal poverty guidelines
- Assets (e.g. home, bank account, and stocks)
- Any additional financial hardship
- You must be receiving medically necessary care.
Exclusions for Eligibility
Cosmetic procedures and infertility services are not eligible for financial assistance. All other elective or non-emergent services are covered at the discretion of the health provider or hospital.
Financial Assistance Programs available
In addition to hospital-specific programs that might be available in your community, hospitals in New Hampshire also participates in several statewide programs:
NH Medication Bridge
Click on the links below for more information from on applying for financial
assistance at your community hospital:
Alice Peck
Day Memorial Hospital
Androscoggin Valley
Hospital
Catholic Medical Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Portsmouth Regional
Hospital
Southern NH Medical Center
St. Joseph Hospital
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
