Northwestern Medicine Mchenry — Финансовая помощь и благотворительная помощь

(a) Eligibility. (1) A hospital, other than a rural hospital or Critical Access Hospital, shall provide a discount from its charges to any uninsured patient who applies for a discount and has family income of not more than 600% of the federal poverty income guidelines ... (2) A hospital, other than a rural hospital or Critical Access Hospital, shall provide a charitable discount of 100% of its charges ... to any uninsured patient who applies for a discount and has family income of not more than 200% of the federal poverty income guidelines. (3) A rural hospital or Critical Access Hospital shall provide a discount from its charges to any uninsured patient who applies for a discount and has annual family income of not more than 300% of the federal poverty income guidelines ... (4) A rural hospital or Critical Access Hospital shall provide a charitable discount of 100% of its charges ... to any uninsured patient who applies for a discount and has family income of not more than 125% of the federal poverty income guidelines. ... (c)(1) The maximum amount that may be collected in a 12-month period for health care services provided by the hospital from a patient determined by that hospital to be eligible under subsection (a) is 20% of the patient's family income, and is subject to the patient's continued eligibility under this Act. [210 ILCS 89/15(b):] Hospitals shall permit an uninsured patient to apply for a discount within 90 days of the date of discharge, date of service, completion of the screening under the Fair Patient Billing Act, or denial of an application for a public health insurance program.