Help with Hospital Bills
Washington's hospitals are committed to ensuring patients get the hospital care they need regardless of their ability to pay for that care. Providing health care to those that cannot afford to pay is part of the mission of Washington's hospitals.
Washington State's hospital financial assistance guidelines are among the most wide-reaching in the nation. All Washington hospitals offer financial assistance, commonly referred to as charity care, to low- and moderate-income patients. Depending on income, low- and moderate-income patients can receive free or reduced price hospital care.
Patients can get financial assistance whether or not they have insurance.
If you are a patient and need financial assistance, please contact the hospital where you received services and ask for their billing office.
- View a list of hospitals in Washington State and their main phone numbers.
- Get answers to common questions about hospital bills.
- View Washington State hospitals' pledge on financial assistance and charity care (PDF)
- Read the Washington State Hospital Association's media release about new voluntary financial assistance guidelines, adopted in 2007 (PDF)
Resources for Hospitals
Facts about Charity Care
Community Benefits
Financial assistance is only one part of the benefits hospitals provide their communities.
- Download the full Washington State Hospital Association community benefits report (PDF)