Mass General Brigham Financial Assistance Policy & Application
Use the official Mass General Brigham policy and application links, review published income ranges and provider limitations, then build a qualified action plan. This page does not determine eligibility.
What the official source currently supports
- Facilities covered
- Mass General Brigham hospitals, health centers, and physician organizations identified in the current policy
- Policy effective date
- 2026-01-01
- Application deadline or lookback
- No universal deadline verified from the source. Ask in writing.
- Presumptive eligibility
- Not established in this record — ask whether the account was screened automatically.
- Hardship or catastrophic review
- The FY2026 summary describes possible assistance above 300% FPG when medical bills consume a large share of annual income; the full policy controls the percentage and documentation.
Contact and submit
617-726-3884
Contact Patient Billing Solutions for the current submission address
English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Indonesian, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
Documents to prepare
- Completed application
- Income and household documents requested by the current form
- Medical-expense information for hardship review
Providers included
- Participating MGB hospitals and organizations named by the policy
Provider and service exclusions
- Non-participating clinicians and services identified by the policy
Plain-language limitations
- The summary publishes discounts of 60% or more for some medically necessary care below 300% FPG, not an automatic free-care award.
- Facility and service rules vary across the system.
Collections and deadline warning
Interest-free payment plans may also be available; ask whether assistance review changes billing or collection activity. Do not ignore a lawsuit, validation, appeal, authorization, or payment deadline.
Evidence record
Official sources used
Retrieved 2026-08-06Supports: Current program access, contacts, discount overview, and translationsFinancial Assistance Policy SummaryMass General Brigham · Effective 2026-01-01
Retrieved 2026-08-06Supports: FY2026 300% FPG and hardship summary
Turn the policy into an action plan
Compare a broad income range without sending sensitive answers to analytics.
The finder adds the bill stage, documentation checklist, provider warning, questions, missing information, and printable result.
Related medical-bill actions
Verify the bill around the application
Request and review an itemized hospital bill
Organize charges, dates, providers, insurance processing, and questions before paying.
Compare an EOB with a provider bill
Check whether the final patient responsibility matches the insurer's explanation.
Financial assistance before paying
Understand the difference between assistance, a payment plan, and a separately billing provider.
Facility fee versus professional fee
Separate the hospital charge from clinician and ancillary bills.
Why one visit creates multiple bills
Map the facility, clinician, radiology, lab, anesthesia, and ambulance billing entities.
Medical Bill Response System
Use the broader bill-review path when the problem is not limited to financial assistance.
Review record: Official source retrieved 2026-08-06. Primary-source review complete. Next scheduled review: January 2027, or earlier when the official source changes. This educational page does not determine eligibility, legal rights, insurance coverage, or whether a balance is owed.