Financial assistance
No one is denied medically necessary care due to inability to pay. There are options to ensure affordable access to essential health services for everyone.
What you need to know about financial assistance
Atlantic Health guarantees that patients receive essential health care services regardless of their ability to pay. Financial assistance is available through a variety of programs to low-income, uninsured and underinsured patients who do not otherwise have the ability to pay all or part of their hospital bills. To take advantage of any available federal or state financial assistance program, you must apply through the financial counseling department. The financial counselor will explain the requirements for each program and determine your eligibility.
Financial assistance and discounts are available only for necessary hospital care. Some services such as physician fees, anesthesiology fees, radiology interpretation, and outpatient prescriptions are separate from hospital charges and may not be eligible for financial assistance through Atlantic Health.
If you have questions, or if you would like to complete an application, please call 1-800-619-4024.
Charity assistance application requirements
To complete a financial assistance application, you will need the following:
Eligibility requirements
Discounted care
Uninsured patients who are NJ residents with family gross income below 500 percent of the federal poverty level will be eligible to receive discounted care. Documentation requirements for discounted care are the same as charity care except that the individual and family asset thresholds shall not apply.
Financial assistance information
Note for CentraState Medical Center patients
CentraState is now part of Atlantic Health. Patients seeking financial assistance can refer to the policies listed on this page, which apply to all our hospitals, including CentraState.
