Free Hospitalization For You
These days, thinking about your health and the money you spend for it is no longer such a breezy matter. According to a study by the National Coalition on Health Care, the total amount that Americans spent on health care last year peaked at $2.3 trillion, with a whopping average of $7,600 per person. And the rising cost of health care isn’t showing any signs of stopping, especially with the economy grinding to a near-halt and prices spiking everywhere.
For America’s poorer families, it almost feels like a no-win situation. What if an emergency strikes, and you don’t have enough money to take care of the hospital bills? The good news is that maybe you won’t have to shell out a single cent!
Through an initiative called the Hill-Burton Free Care Program, low-income patients can be relieved of the impossible financial burden imposed on them by hospitalization bills. The Hill-Burton Free Care Program provides free or low-cost medical care services to qualified patients who normally won’t be able to afford the cost of being confined in the hospital.
You can apply for assistance before or after you’re supposed to receive medical care, or even after your bill has already been forwarded to a collection agency. And even if your household income is double the amount specified in the Poverty Income Guidelines, you can still qualify for assistance from the Hill-Burton Free Care Program.
Call the Health Resources and Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to find out more about how this program can help you save on your health care expenses.
