Hospital · Great Barrington, MA
Fairview Hospital
Free care to 400% of the federal poverty level.
This supplemental financial assistance is available to patients who are uninsured with household income less than or equal to 400% of the FPG.
What the policy says
Quoted from the hospital’s own documents · read by WaiveTime to applyMatched240 days after the first bill“Applications for financial assistance must be received within 240 days from the date of the first post-discharge billing statement for the care provided.”[PDF] BHS Financial Assistance Policy - Berkshire Health Systems · read by Waive · assets.berkshirehealthsystems.org · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
Before collectionsMatched120 days after the first bill“FVH will refrain from initiating any extraordinary collection actions against a patient for a period of at least 120 days from the date FVH provides the first post-discharge billing statement for the care;”Fairview Hospital Billing and Collections Policy · read by Waive · assets.berkshirehealthsystems.org · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
State programsMatchedHealth Safety Net (Massachusetts)“Important information you need to know about applying for MassHealth Limited and the Health Safety Net can be found on page 3.”download · read by Waive · mass.gov · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
What Tender found
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CMS actionNoneNo CMS penalty on fileCMS price transparency enforcement list · no notice names this hospital