فهرست کمک مالی بیمارستان‌های New York

9-a. (a) ... Immigration status shall not be an eligibility criterion for the purpose of determining financial assistance under this section. ... (b)(i) For patients with incomes below at least two hundred percent of the federal poverty level, the hospital shall waive all charges. (b)(ii) For patients with incomes between at least two hundred percent and up to three hundred percent of the federal poverty level, the hospital shall collect no more than the amount identified after application of a proportional sliding fee schedule ... up to a maximum of ten percent of the amount that would have been paid for the same services provided pursuant to title XIX of the federal social security act (medicaid). (b)(iii) For patients with incomes between at least three hundred one percent and four hundred percent of the federal poverty level, the hospital shall collect no more than the amount identified after application of a proportional sliding fee schedule ... up to a maximum of twenty percent. ... (h) ... Such policies and procedures shall prohibit the forced sale or foreclosure of a patient's primary residence in order to collect an outstanding medical bill. Such policies and procedures shall prohibit a hospital from commencing a legal action related to the recovery of medical debt or unpaid bills against patients with incomes below four hundred percent of the federal poverty level.