If payment of your healthcare expenses could create a financial hardship for you, you may qualify for charitable care, also referred to as charity care — the free or discounted medical care provided to low income, uninsured or underinsured patients. Before any financial assistance is granted, you must have already exhausted all other sources of payment including insurance, public assistance, litigation, or third-party liability. You must be receiving non-elective, medically necessary care, and you must live within our primary service area