Ventura County Medical Center — Financial Assistance & Charity Care

Do you qualify for FREE care?

Ventura County Medical Center provides free (charity) care to patients at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level. If your yearly household income is at or below the amount for your household size, you likely qualify for 100% free care:

Discounted care

Patients up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level qualify for discounted care — you'd owe no more than the amount generally billed to insured patients:

What you'll need to apply

• Recent pay stubs within a 6-month period before or after first billing (or when application submitted for preservice)
• Recent federal income tax return (year first billed or 12 months prior)
• Benefit letter (Social Security, disability, etc.)

How to apply

When you call, say: “I'd like to apply for financial assistance (charity care) for a hospital bill. Can you send me the application and tell me which documents I need?”

Based on this hospital's policy effective 08/13/2026.

✓ Checked 2026-10-12. These income limits appear in this hospital's own published policy. This is an automatic check of that document — not a review by a person or by the hospital.