Hospital · Rochester, NY
Highland Hospital
Discounted care to 400% of the federal poverty level.
Discount Gross Income as % of Federal Poverty Level 100% UP TO 200% 80% BETWEEN 201 - 250% 60% BETWEEN 251 - 300% 40% BETWEEN 301 - 350% 20% BETWEEN 351 - 400%
What the policy says
Quoted from the hospital’s own documents · read by WaiveDiscounted careMatched80% discount above 200% to 250% FPL“Discount Gross Income as % of Federal Poverty Level
100% UP TO 200%
80% BETWEEN 201 - 250%
60% BETWEEN 251 - 300%
40% BETWEEN 301 - 350%
20% BETWEEN 351 - 400%”Financial Assistance, 2.78 · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
Discounted careMatched60% discount above 250% to 300% FPL“Discount Gross Income as % of Federal Poverty Level
100% UP TO 200%
80% BETWEEN 201 - 250%
60% BETWEEN 251 - 300%
40% BETWEEN 301 - 350%
20% BETWEEN 351 - 400%”Financial Assistance, 2.78 · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
Discounted careMatched40% discount above 300% to 350% FPL“Discount Gross Income as % of Federal Poverty Level
100% UP TO 200%
80% BETWEEN 201 - 250%
60% BETWEEN 251 - 300%
40% BETWEEN 301 - 350%
20% BETWEEN 351 - 400%”Financial Assistance, 2.78 · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
Discounted careMatched20% discount above 350% to 400% FPL“Discount Gross Income as % of Federal Poverty Level
100% UP TO 200%
80% BETWEEN 201 - 250%
60% BETWEEN 251 - 300%
40% BETWEEN 301 - 350%
20% BETWEEN 351 - 400%”Financial Assistance, 2.78 · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
Documents to includeMatchedProof of income; social security letter; pay stubs“Applications must be completed and submitted with four consecutive paystubs, Social Security Income or Other documentation that explains the current household gross income.”Highland Hospital Financial Assistance | Financial Assistance | Pay a Bill | URochester Medicine · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
How to applyMatchedMail: Send the completed form to University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 888, Rochester, New York 14642 attention: Financial Assistance Officer; in person: bring it to the Care Management Office Room Med 1-2315“You have to fill out the application form. As soon as we have proof of your income, determined that you are not eligible for insurance and have received a completed Financial Assistance application, we can process your application for a discount according to your income level. You may submit the application before, during or after services are rendered. Send the completed form to University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 888, Rochester, New York 14642 attention: Financial Assistance Officer or bring it to the Care Management Office Room Med 1-2315.”FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUMMARY · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
DecisionMatched30 days“Fully completed Financial Assistance applications are processed timely and determinations are communicated to the patients within thirty (30) days after the hospital Financial Assistance Officer receives them.”Financial Assistance, 2.78 · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
Before collectionsMatched180 days after the first bill“Hospitals cannot send unpaid bills to a collection agency for at least 180 days after your first bill.”[PDF] NYS Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance Application - UR Medicine · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
Presumptive eligibilityMatchedMedicaid“Patients may also be considered presumptively eligible for 100% financial assistance if they have current eligibility under a Medicaid type program and have outstanding balances prior to that coverage.”Financial Assistance, 2.78 · read by Waive · urmc.rochester.edu · retrieved Oct 13, 2026
What Tender found
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