Financial Assistance Offered

Broward Health provides charity care through its Financial Assistance Program to uninsured patients who permanently reside within Broward Health’s residential boundaries and who have received emergency and other medically necessary services for which no other funding source exists. Patients admitted via emergency transport or other acceptable circumstances who do not meet the residency guidelines can be eligible for a one-time approval.

How to Apply for Assistance

In order to apply for financial assistance, applicants must gather all information requested on the financial assistance checklist and meet personally with a Broward health financial counselor to complete a financial assistance application online.

Eligibility Requirements

Each financial assistance application and income statement will serve to determine eligibility for all uninsured household family members listed within the application.

Applicants must first apply for available assistance programs (examples include, but are not limited to, Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicaid, Medicare, Florida KidCare, etc.) and comply with the application process, in order to be deemed eligible for Broward Health financial assistance. Failure to do so will result in denial of the application or revocation of the approved financial assistance.

In accordance with the Federal Poverty Guidelines a qualified/approved applicant whose family income falls below or at 300% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines will receive full financial assistance with a $10 or $25 co-pay responsibility (depending upon income level).

Applicants must provide proof of United States citizenship or permanent legal residency and have resided within the geographical boundaries of Broward Health for no less than 30 days prior to the date of service to be eligible for financial assistance.

Amounts Generally Billed

A patient determined to be eligible for financial assistance will not be charged more than the amounts generally billed for emergency or other medically necessary care to individuals who have insurance covering such care.

Emergency Room Visit Co-Pays

• 100% or below the Federal Poverty Guidelines = $10
• 101% - 300% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines = $25
• 301% and above the Federal Poverty Guidelines = $50

Click here to view a list of Emergency Room Visit Co-Payments, based on Federal Poverty Guidelines.