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Butler Hospital — Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Providence, Providence County, RI
Under Rhode Island law, Butler Hospital must offer free or discounted care to eligible low-income and uninsured patients. Here's what the law guarantees — and how to apply.
What Rhode Island law guarantees
Under Rhode Island's hospital charity care regulation (216-RICR-40-10-23), Butler Hospital must provide FREE care to uninsured patients at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, and discounted care for patients up to 300%.
This is the legal minimum — Butler Hospital may offer more generous help. The only way to know is to apply, and applying is always free.
Based on Rhode Island's hospital charity care regulation (216-RICR-40-10-23), checked against the official source on 2026-08-04 — an automatic check, not a review by a person. See the official source ↗
See the exact wording
Hospitals shall provide full charity care (i.e., a 100% discount) to patients/guarantors whose annual income is up to and including 200% of the Federal Poverty Levels, taking into consideration family unit size. ... Hospitals shall provide partial charity care (i.e., a discount less than 100%) to patients/guarantors whose annual income is between 200% and up to and including 300% of the Federal Poverty Levels, taking into consideration family unit size. This partial charity care shall be on a sliding-scale discount basis determined by each individual hospital pursuant to its own evaluation of its service area needs and financial resources.
How to apply
📞 (401) 455-6270When 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?”
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