Financial issues can cause stress, even when we are in the best of health.
When you are not feeling well and incurring medical bills, handling your
finances can become overwhelming. The McGivney Center offers the following
types of assistance:
Financial counseling
Financial counseling is available to help patient and family members fill
out insurance claims and federal and state program paperwork. This can make
dealing with financial matters easier and less stressful for you and your
family.
Consistent with our mission, the Hospital of Saint Raphael provides necessary
medical care regardless of a patient's ability to pay. Our financial counselors
can identify, assist and support patients who need financial assistance. They are
trained in Medicaid processing, Title 19 and General Assistance. They can also
give you information about our financial assistance program.
Hospital Bed Funds
The hospital has donated funds available to pay for patients who qualify for free
care. You must apply to the hospital for these funds, some of which contain certain
restrictions.
Financial screening for radiation therapy patients
This screening is for radiation therapy patients who:
- Have no insurance coverage;
- Have Medicare coverage but no supplemental insurance; or
- Express concern about being able to pay the remaining balance once their insurance
carrier has paid.
These patients will be considered for the hospital's financial assistance program and
evaluated for Title 19 medical coverage. The hospital's financial assistance program
can only cover hospital expenses. Applying to Title 19 is beneficial to the patient
because it provides coverage for both hospital and other medical services, such as
prescriptions. Additionally, upon review, it may be determined that the patient is
eligible for state or Medicare disability. In these cases, the patient would be informed
and directed to the proper agency for application.
To initiate the evaluation process, patients who fall into any of the above three
categories will be asked to provide data to complete the hospital's financial
application process and the referral for Title 19 medical coverage. This data may be
taken during an interview by registration staff so that the only action required from
a patient is giving a signature.
Once these forms are complete, they are forwarded to a financial counselor for processing
and evaluation. The financial counselors work with the radiation therapy staff to obtain
any additional information from the patient and to inform the patient of the final decision.
 Back to Previous Page
Back to Patient support
|
