Eligibility is based on Maine residency, income, expenses and assets. Your bills could be forgiven or reduced. Certain other providers of health care services will accept your eligibility for this program instead of payment. Kennebec Valley Access to Care.
It provides full coverage of medical care for eligible patients with a focus on preventive services to help alleviate the need for urgent or emergency care whenever possible. It does not provide financial assistance for medical care a patient may have received before being enrolled. Financial Counselors Our financial counselors can help you: Determine whether you are eligible for financial assistance Determine which programs to apply for Help you complete the application process Help you apply for state- and federally-funded programs such as MaineCare Set up payment arrangements if you do not quality for a program based on income and asset levels Self-Pay and Prompt Payment Discounts MaineGeneral and its physician practices offer a "self-pay discount" for patients who do not have insurance and are self-pay for their health care services.
Depending on where services are provided medical center or physician practice site , the discount: Either will be automatically deducted from the billing statement before it is sent to the patient; or A notice about the availability of the discount will be included with the statement, directing patients to call MaineGeneral's Business Office to learn how to obtain it. Read and learn about the no-interest repayment plan Price Estimates Patients often find it helpful to know how much a procedure or test is going to cost before they have it done, especially if they do not have insurance and are self-paying for the procedure.
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If you have questions about how to quality for and obtain free care, contact a MaineHealth Patient Financial Service Representative today at or toll-free at Qualification for free care from MaineHealth is based on family size and gross annual income. Download the Plain Language Summary to see if you qualify. MaineHealth Financial Assistance Policy is comprised of both the free care policy and the billing and collection policy.
It is the policy of MaineHealth MH membership to provide financial assistance to patients who qualify through the guidelines established in this document. Under Maine law, no hospital shall deny services to any Maine resident solely because of the inability of the individual to pay for those services.
Every hospital is required to adopt and adhere to a free care policy that provides for a determination of inability to pay, defines the service to be provided as free care, and takes into account other sources of payment for care, consistent with the standards established in Chapter of the governing rules of the Maine Department of Health And Human Services, Office of Mainecare Services.
DHHS Maine. Option 5: Visit one of our district offices and apply in person. After you submit your application, you will be contacted if any additional documents or information is needed. You will then receive a written notice indicating whether you have been enrolled in the MaineCare program.
Note: The Office for Family Independence is responsible for processing MaineCare applications and determining eligibility. Once enrolled, the Office of MaineCare Services administers the program and handles all billing and claims. If you have question about MaineCare benefits, need help finding a provider, or have other questions, please visit the Office of MaineCare Services for assistance. The Portal went live on Monday, August 31st, The payment portal provides an efficient and secure way for premium payments to be made online, instead of having to send payment by mail each month.
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