Data Report · Updated 2026-08-26

The State of Hospital Charity Care in America (2026)

For tax year 2023, U.S. hospitals reported $29.6 billion in charity care and $50.5 billion in bad debt on CMS Worksheet S-10. Hospitals pursued about $20.9 billion more in unpaid bills than they forgave under their own financial assistance policies. This report compiles the national, state, and hospital-level numbers, with every figure traced to CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10 cost reports, IRS Form 990 filings, or a hospital's published financial assistance policy.

Headline findings

$20.9 billion

In 2023, U.S. hospitals reported $29.6 billion in charity care versus $50.5 billion in bad debt, meaning hospitals pursued $20.9 billion more in unpaid patient bills than they forgave through financial assistance.

Source: CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10, tax year 2023 cost-report filings (hospital-reported).

82.9%

82.9% of the 4,178 hospitals that reported on CMS Worksheet S-10 for 2023 wrote off more bad debt than charity care. Some portion of that bad debt is owed by patients who may qualify under the hospital's own financial assistance policy but never applied.

Source: CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10, tax year 2023 cost-report filings (hospital-reported).

Five-year national trend, 2019-2023

Reported charity care rose from $26.7 billion in 2019 to $29.6 billion in 2023, while reported bad debt stayed larger than charity care in every year. Source: CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10, tax years 2019-2023.

Tax yearReporting hospitalsCharity careBad debtHospitals where bad debt exceeded charity care
20194,292$26.7 billion$58.1 billion86.4%
20204,283$27.3 billion$55.5 billion85.2%
20214,227$26.3 billion$50.2 billion85.6%
20224,219$29.0 billion$49.5 billion83.0%
20234,178$29.6 billion$50.5 billion82.9%

Source: CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10 cost-report filings, as reported by hospitals. Dollar figures are nominal (not inflation-adjusted).

Charity care and bad debt by state, 2023

Hospital-reported 2023 totals from CMS Worksheet S-10, aggregated by state. Each state links to its charity-care hub with hospital-by-hospital financial assistance policies.

StateReporting hospitalsCharity careBad debtHospitals where bad debt exceeded charity care
Alaska14$39.2M$77.3M71.4%
Alabama81$440.3M$1,491.1M88.9%
Arkansas70$175.0M$442.8M90.0%
Arizona65$439.0M$825.9M89.2%
California298$1,648.7M$3,077.6M85.6%
Colorado80$406.7M$620.0M77.5%
Connecticut25$175.7M$446.2M88.0%
District of Columbia6$50.8M$156.9M100.0%
Delaware6$56.5M$127.2M83.3%
Florida175$2,958.9M$5,050.0M76.0%
Georgia124$1,938.6M$3,198.7M87.1%
Hawaii20$16.3M$32.2M85.0%
Iowa112$118.8M$265.9M89.3%
Idaho41$91.4M$271.4M92.7%
Illinois167$814.4M$1,430.6M81.4%
Indiana113$424.0M$1,077.9M90.3%
Kansas117$292.0M$487.6M90.6%
Kentucky87$165.5M$690.4M100.0%
Louisiana74$266.4M$682.3M86.5%
Massachusetts56$357.2M$616.5M96.4%
Maryland12$83.5M$75.8M50.0%
Maine34$93.9M$308.4M97.1%
Michigan123$294.8M$1,041.6M92.7%
Minnesota119$252.8M$426.7M88.2%
Missouri92$573.9M$1,031.6M83.7%
Mississippi81$310.3M$1,050.6M86.4%
Montana48$63.5M$109.0M77.1%
North Carolina101$1,269.7M$2,685.3M90.1%
North Dakota40$47.8M$117.4M92.5%
Nebraska80$114.8M$225.6M90.0%
New Hampshire25$100.0M$202.2M92.0%
New Jersey60$1,043.8M$1,450.9M70.0%
New Mexico36$113.7M$232.3M69.4%
Nevada33$191.2M$844.3M97.0%
New York151$2,052.1M$1,569.0M66.2%
Ohio145$767.2M$1,863.5M91.0%
Oklahoma102$319.8M$652.8M96.1%
Oregon57$272.7M$232.7M36.8%
Pennsylvania143$463.3M$1,308.6M93.7%
Rhode Island10$41.3M$101.5M80.0%
South Carolina52$708.4M$1,542.5M92.3%
South Dakota53$59.1M$280.1M84.9%
Tennessee92$975.7M$1,190.1M79.3%
Texas353$6,863.0M$7,591.8M57.8%
Utah45$234.5M$465.9M82.2%
Virginia78$583.9M$1,049.9M85.9%
Vermont14$21.8M$76.9M100.0%
Washington82$445.1M$488.2M61.0%
Wisconsin117$253.7M$671.7M91.5%
West Virginia44$86.2M$325.6M93.2%
Wyoming24$37.0M$142.4M95.8%

Source: CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10, tax year 2023, aggregated across 4,177 reporting hospitals in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Figures are hospital-reported.

The promise and the performance

A hospital's financial assistance policy makes a public promise: patients below a stated income level, expressed as a percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), may qualify for free care. The hospital's CMS Worksheet S-10 filing records the performance: how many dollars of care it actually reported as charity care, alongside how many dollars it reported as bad debt.

The table below places the two side by side for 345 hospitals whose published financial assistance policy states a specific free-care income threshold and whose latest cost report includes both figures. A published threshold of 200% FPL, for example, means a household at or below twice the Federal Poverty Level may qualify for free care under that policy. The hospital makes every eligibility determination.

Showing 345 of 345 hospitals. Click a column heading to sort.

Charity care, % of expensesReport year
Abrom Kaplan Memorial HospitalKaplan, LAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.1M$0.6MNot reported2023
Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.4M$2.1MNot reported2023
Adventhealth AvistaLouisville, COFree care at or below 100% FPL$4.8M$3.2MNot reported2023
Adventhealth CarrollwoodTampa, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$10.8M$11.3MNot reported2023
Adventhealth Castle RockCastle Rock, COFree care at or below 100% FPL$3.0M$3.2MNot reported2023
Adventhealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$16.0M$16.5MNot reported2023
Adventhealth Fish MemorialOrange City, FLFree care at or below 250% FPL$9.7M$13.4MNot reported2023
Adventhealth GordonCalhoun, GAFree care at or below 100% FPL$10.6M$9.7MNot reported2023
Adventhealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NCFree care at or below 100% FPL$8.4M$8.8MNot reported2023
Adventhealth LittletonLittleton, COFree care at or below 100% FPL$5.7M$3.9MNot reported2023
Adventhealth MurrayChatsworth, GAFree care at or below 100% FPL$2.4M$4.5MNot reported2023
Adventhealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$6.8M$5.3MNot reported2023
Adventhealth North PinellasTarpon Springs, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$7.5M$6.3MNot reported2023
Adventhealth OrlandoOrlando, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$214.5M$89.9MNot reported2023
Adventhealth Palm CoastPalm Coast, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$7.5M$8.8MNot reported2023
Adventhealth Palm Coast ParkwayPalm Coast, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$4.2M$1.5MNot reported2024
Adventhealth ParkerParker, COFree care at or below 100% FPL$7.1M$7.7MNot reported2023
Adventhealth PorterDenver, COFree care at or below 100% FPL$6.5M$2.7MNot reported2023
Adventhealth Rollins BrookLampasas, TXFree care at or below 100% FPL$2.1M$1.8MNot reported2023
Adventhealth SebringSebring, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$10.3M$10.0MNot reported2023
Adventhealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission, KSFree care at or below 100% FPL$17.5M$20.4MNot reported2023
Adventhealth South Overland Park, IncOverland Park, KSFree care at or below 100% FPL$1.5M$2.0MNot reported2023
Adventhealth TampaTampa, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$28.1M$28.7MNot reported2023
Adventhealth WatermanTavares, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$16.9M$16.8MNot reported2023
Adventhealth WauchulaWauchula, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$2.8M$2.5MNot reported2023
Adventhealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$9.9M$21.4MNot reported2023
Adventhealth ZephyrhillsZephyrhills, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$9.2M$9.5MNot reported2023
AdventhealthmanchesterManchester, KYFree care at or below 250% FPL$1.2M$1.8MNot reported2023
American Fork HospitalAmerican Fork, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$4.2M$10.9MNot reported2023
Anmed HealthAnderson, SCFree care at or below 200% FPL$14.5M$56.5MNot reported2023
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GAFree care at or below 200% FPL$21.8M$26.3MNot reported2023
Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc, MIFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.4M$3.2MNot reported2024
Ascension St John Jane PhillipsBartlesville, OKFree care at or below 250% FPL$3.5M$7.4MNot reported2024
Ascension St John NowataNowata, OKFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.2M$0.4MNot reported2024
Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WIFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.5M$3.0MNot reported2024
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital And ClinicsLaurium, MIFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.4M$1.7MNot reported2024
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical CenterCedartown, GAFree care at or below 300% FPL$3.3M$10.4MNot reported2023
Atrium Health Navicent PeachByron, GAFree care at or below 100% FPL$2.0M$4.8MNot reported2023
Auburn Community HospitalAuburn, NYFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.7M$3.6MNot reported2023
Augusta HealthFishersville, VAFree care at or below 200% FPL$7.8M$14.8MNot reported2023
Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$1.5M$4.1MNot reported2023
Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$1.4M$6.5MNot reported2023
Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WIFree care at or below 300% FPL$1.2M$4.9MNot reported2023
Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.9M$5.2MNot reported2023
Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WIFree care at or below 300% FPL$3.5M$15.3MNot reported2023
Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.7M$2.9MNot reported2023
Aurora Medical Ctr OshkoshOshkosh, WIFree care at or below 300% FPL$1.5M$5.6MNot reported2023
Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$1.2M$4.1MNot reported2023
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$22.8M$41.1MNot reported2023
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$17.2M$17.4MNot reported2023
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$14.3M$11.6MNot reported2023
Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.6M$4.0MNot reported2023
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.2M$4.7MNot reported2023
Banner Casa Grande Medical CenterCasa Grande, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.4M$4.8MNot reported2023
Banner Churchill Community HospitalFallon, NVFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.2M$3.0MNot reported2023
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.0M$7.1MNot reported2023
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$21.1M$26.3MNot reported2023
Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$9.7M$12.9MNot reported2023
Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.9M$10.1MNot reported2023
Banner Goldfield Medical CenterApache Junction, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.7M$1.1MNot reported2023
Banner Heart HospitalMesa, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.8M$1.2MNot reported2023
Banner Ironwood Medical CenterQueen Creek, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.5M$5.4MNot reported2023
Banner Ocotillo Medical CenterChandler, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.8M$3.7MNot reported2023
Banner-university Medical Center South CampusTucson, AZFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.8M$3.7MNot reported2023
Baptist Health LagrangeLa Grange, KYFree care at or below 300% FPL$1.7M$7.5MNot reported2024
Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KYFree care at or below 300% FPL$4.4M$24.8MNot reported2024
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DEFree care at or below 300% FPL$12.5M$22.2MNot reported2024
Bear River Valley HospitalTremonton, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.7M$1.8MNot reported2023
Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NCFree care at or below 200% FPL$11.8M$12.5MNot reported2023
Bitterroot Health - Daly HospitalHamilton, MTFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.2M$1.4MNot reported2024
Bon Secours Richmond Community HospitalRichmond, VAFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.4M$8.3MNot reported2024
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial HospitalFranklin, VAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.5M$3.2MNot reported2023
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VTFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.6M$4.0MNot reported2023
Bristol HospitalBristol, CTFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.1M$5.8MNot reported2023
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NEFree care at or below 200% FPL$21.3M$18.7MNot reported2023
Calais Community HospitalCalais, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.1M$0.9MNot reported2023
Carle Health Proctor HospitalPeoria, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.4M$5.7MNot reported2023
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health CenterHoopeston, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.3M$3.1MNot reported2023
Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton, KYFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.0M$2.4MNot reported2023
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City, NVFree care at or below 250% FPL$3.7M$20.8MNot reported2023
Carthage Area Hospital, IncCarthage, NYFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.1M$2.0MNot reported2023
Cassia Regional HospitalBurley, IDFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.7M$3.4MNot reported2023
Caverna Memorial HospitalHorse Cave, KYFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.3M$1.0MNot reported2024
Cedar City HospitalCedar City, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.9M$5.9MNot reported2023
Cedars-sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CAFree care at or below 400% FPL$24.3M$12.1MNot reported2024
Centura Health-st Anthony HospitalLakewood, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$22.1M$15.5MNot reported2024
Centura Health-st Anthony North Health CampusWestminster, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$15.4M$9.3MNot reported2024
Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CAFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.7M$1.1MNot reported2023
Christus Jasper Memorial HospitalJasper, TXFree care at or below 300% FPL$5.7M$2.2MNot reported2024
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur SpringsSulphur Springs, TXFree care at or below 300% FPL$8.8M$10.6MNot reported2024
Christus Mother Frances Hospital- WinnsboroWinnsboro, TXFree care at or below 300% FPL$1.6M$2.0MNot reported2024
Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LAFree care at or below 300% FPL$2.7M$1.9MNot reported2024
Christus Southern New MexicoAlamogordo, NMFree care at or below 300% FPL$2.0M$9.8MNot reported2024
Chsli St Joseph HospitalBethpage, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.4M$5.0MNot reported2023
Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, ALFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.4M$3.2MNot reported2023
Cloud County Health CenterConcordia, KSFree care at or below 150% FPL$0.5M$1.0MNot reported2023
Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NCFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.9M$16.7MNot reported2023
Comanche County Medical CenterComanche, TXFree care at or below 150% FPL$1.8M$1.0MNot reported2023
Community Hospital Of Anderson And Madison CountyAnderson, INFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.3M$9.1MNot reported2023
Community Memorial HospitalBurke, SDFree care at or below 150% FPL$0.0M$0.1MNot reported2023
Copley Memorial HospitalAurora, ILFree care at or below 300% FPL$5.5M$34.3MNot reported2024
Deborah Heart And Lung CenterBrowns Mills, NJFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.9M$0.2MNot reported2023
Dimmit Regional HospitalCarrizo Springs, TXFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.9M$2.4MNot reported2023
Down East Community HospitalMachias, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.2M$3.0MNot reported2023
Ecu Health Bertie HospitalWindsor, NCFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.9M$4.1MNot reported2023
Ecu Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NCFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.7M$8.1MNot reported2023
Edward HospitalNaperville, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$6.2M$26.6MNot reported2023
Essentia HealthFargo, NDFree care at or below 100% FPL$3.1M$16.5MNot reported2024
Essentia Health AdaAda, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.1M$0.3MNot reported2024
Essentia Health Deer RiverDeer River, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.2M$1.1MNot reported2024
Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.9M$2.4MNot reported2024
Essentia Health FosstonFosston, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.1M$0.4MNot reported2024
Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.0M$0.2MNot reported2024
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.1M$0.6MNot reported2024
Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.5M$0.7MNot reported2024
Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$1.1M$5.3MNot reported2024
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$3.8M$12.0MNot reported2024
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.6M$3.3MNot reported2024
FairbanksIndianapolis, INFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.3M$0.8MNot reported2023
Fillmore Community HospitalFillmore, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.5M$0.6MNot reported2023
Flagler HospitalSaint Augustine, FLFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.8M$19.8MNot reported2023
Flambeau HospitalPark Falls, WIFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.1M$1.3MNot reported2023
Frio Regional HospitalPearsall, TXFree care at or below 100% FPL$3.6M$2.6MNot reported2023
Fulton County Health CenterWauseon, OHFree care at or below 400% FPL$0.6M$2.3MNot reported2023
Genesis HospitalZanesville, OHFree care at or below 300% FPL$6.4M$31.2MNot reported2023
Glendive Medical CenterGlendive, MTFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.2M$1.7MNot reported2024
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip, NYFree care at or below 300% FPL$21.7M$18.3MNot reported2023
Good Samaritan Medical Center LlcLafayette, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.5M$9.4MNot reported2023
Grady General HospitalCairo, GAFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.7M$4.1MNot reported2023
Gritman Medical CenterMoscow, IDFree care at or below 400% FPL$3.6M$2.6MNot reported2023
Hays Medical CenterHays, KSFree care at or below 130% FPL$1.2M$5.8MNot reported2024
Hca Florida Mercy HospitalPlantation, FLFree care at or below 200% FPL$18.4M$24.6MNot reported2024
Hca Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton, COFree care at or below 400% FPL$11.5M$19.3MNot reported2023
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond, VAFree care at or below 200% FPL$12.2M$19.7MNot reported2024
Henry Ford Health Brighton Center For RecoveryBrighton, MIFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.0M$0.5MNot reported2023
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit, MIFree care at or below 250% FPL$7.7M$25.3MNot reported2024
Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NCFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.5M$0.8MNot reported2023
Holy Cross HospitalChicago, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$7.4M$6.5MNot reported2024
Holy Rosary HospitalMiles City, MTFree care at or below 250% FPL$1.8M$0.8MNot reported2023
Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WIFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.0M$1.1MNot reported2024
Insight Hospital And Medical Center ChicagoChicago, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.9M$0.2MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Alta View HospitalSandy, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$3.1M$8.4MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Delta Community HospitalDelta, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.7M$0.7MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial HospitalPanguitch, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.7M$0.5MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Heber Valley HospitalHeber City, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$1.2M$2.7MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Layton HospitalLayton, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$3.0M$7.4MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Platte Valley HospitalBrighton, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.5M$8.2MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Sanpete Valley HospitalMount Pleasant, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.8M$1.6MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Spanish Fork HospitalSpanish Fork, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.1M$4.7MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional HospitalBillings, MTFree care at or below 250% FPL$7.3M$7.2MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$5.2M$12.3MNot reported2023
Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$16.3M$31.2MNot reported2023
Intermountain Medical CenterMurray, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$38.4M$77.7MNot reported2023
Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NCFree care at or below 100% FPL$1.1M$22.5MNot reported2023
J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthport, NCFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.9M$5.7MNot reported2023
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, ARFree care at or below 100% FPL$9.8M$20.7MNot reported2024
John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.2M$4.9MNot reported2023
Keck Hospital Of UscLos Angeles, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.2M$3.7MNot reported2023
Lake HealthConcord, OHFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.5M$32.9MNot reported2023
Lake View Memorial HospitalTwo Harbors, MNFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.3M$0.3MNot reported2023
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph, MIFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.8M$25.3MNot reported2024
Langlade HospitalAntigo, WIFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.7M$4.3MNot reported2024
Lds HospitalSalt Lake City, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$11.4M$17.2MNot reported2023
Lecom Medical Center And Behavioral Health PavErie, PAFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.8M$2.2MNot reported2024
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$24.4M$1.3MNot reported2023
LincolnhealthDamariscotta, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.1M$5.8MNot reported2023
Logan Health - WhitefishWhitefish, MTFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.6M$6.7MNot reported2023
Logan Regional HospitalLogan, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$6.5M$9.9MNot reported2023
Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.0M$5.8MNot reported2024
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CAFree care at or below 400% FPL$9.8M$35.0MNot reported2024
Loma Linda University Medical Center-murrietaMurrieta, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.4M$11.3MNot reported2024
Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$6.9M$8.7MNot reported2024
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMelrose Park, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$6.6M$3.4MNot reported2024
Lutheran Medical CenterWheat Ridge, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$4.9M$15.4MNot reported2023
M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MNFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.3M$5.4MNot reported2023
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$5.7M$18.1MNot reported2024
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$36.0M$55.4MNot reported2023
Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.4M$9.2MNot reported2023
Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.6M$7.1MNot reported2023
Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.4M$6.4MNot reported2023
Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MNFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.0M$15.4MNot reported2023
Margaret Mary Community Hospital IncBatesville, INFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.9M$9.1MNot reported2023
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire, WIFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.0M$6.1MNot reported2023
Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleNeillsville, WIFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.1M$1.5MNot reported2023
Marshfield Medical Center - River RegionStevens Point, WIFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.1M$0.9MNot reported2023
Mary Immaculate HospitalNewport News, VAFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.0M$10.1MNot reported2024
Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine, OHFree care at or below 400% FPL$0.5M$9.2MNot reported2023
Mckay-dee HospitalOgden, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$11.6M$24.3MNot reported2023
Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$1.2M$5.5MNot reported2024
Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$11.3M$16.8MNot reported2024
Medical City AllianceFort Worth, TXFree care at or below 200% FPL$16.7M$18.7MNot reported2024
Medical City LewisvilleLewisville, TXFree care at or below 200% FPL$23.6M$20.6MNot reported2024
Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.0M$6.4MNot reported2023
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CAFree care at or below 250% FPL$3.5M$4.0MNot reported2024
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MOFree care at or below 200% FPL$12.7M$20.8MNot reported2024
Mercy Hospital WaldronWaldron, ARFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.5M$1.0MNot reported2024
Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre, NYFree care at or below 300% FPL$8.2M$6.5MNot reported2023
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IAFree care at or below 200% FPL$9.5M$9.9MNot reported2024
Mercy Medical CtrSpringfield, MAFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.0M$3.7MNot reported2024
Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$7.2M$4.0MNot reported2024
Methodist Fremont HealthFremont, NEFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.6M$4.8MNot reported2023
Metrowest Medical CenterFramingham, MAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.6M$16.8MNot reported2024
Millinocket Regional HospitalMillinocket, MEFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.2M$1.6MNot reported2024
Minnesota Valley Health Center IncLe Sueur, MNFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.0M$0.6MNot reported2023
Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MOFree care at or below 100% FPL$3.1M$9.4MNot reported2023
Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.8M$5.0MNot reported2024
Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, IncMiami Beach, FLFree care at or below 200% FPL$19.4M$49.5MNot reported2023
Mountainview Medical CenterWhite Sulphur Spring, MTFree care at or below 150% FPL$0.1M$0.1MNot reported2024
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterChicago, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$14.4M$10.8MNot reported2024
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia, SCFree care at or below 300% FPL$9.6M$37.3MNot reported2024
Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia, PAFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.9M$20.7MNot reported2024
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-salem, NCFree care at or below 300% FPL$40.7M$142.4MNot reported2023
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MNFree care at or below 200% FPL$6.5M$34.9MNot reported2023
North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$25.0M$9.8MNot reported2023
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield, CAFree care at or below 400% FPL$6.0M$18.0MNot reported2023
Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.3M$2.3MNot reported2023
Northern Westchester HospitalMount Kisco, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.7M$6.3MNot reported2023
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$20.2M$29.3MNot reported2023
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GAFree care at or below 300% FPL$130.1M$97.4MNot reported2023
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GAFree care at or below 300% FPL$38.9M$41.2MNot reported2023
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GAFree care at or below 300% FPL$18.7M$76.9MNot reported2023
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GAFree care at or below 300% FPL$38.9M$41.4MNot reported2023
Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights, ILFree care at or below 200% FPL$7.2M$20.5MNot reported2023
Novato Community HospitalNovato, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.8M$3.1MNot reported2023
Ns/lij Hs Huntington HospitalHuntington, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.5M$11.2MNot reported2023
Ns/lij Hs Southside HospitalBay Shore, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$14.0M$4.9MNot reported2023
Ochsner Laird HospitalUnion, MSFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.6M$1.7MNot reported2023
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LAFree care at or below 200% FPL$20.6M$51.7MNot reported2023
Ochsner Rush HospitalMeridian, MSFree care at or below 200% FPL$6.2M$11.6MNot reported2023
Ochsner Scott RegionalMorton, MSFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.7M$1.7MNot reported2023
Ochsner St Martin HospitalBreaux Bridge, LAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.2M$1.5MNot reported2023
Ochsner Stennis Memorial HospitalDe Kalb, MSFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.3M$1.1MNot reported2023
Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LAFree care at or below 200% FPL$8.9M$7.7MNot reported2024
Ochsner Watkins HospitalQuitman, MSFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.3M$1.7MNot reported2023
Orem Community HospitalOrem, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$1.2M$2.2MNot reported2023
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LAFree care at or below 275% FPL$5.9M$23.1MNot reported2024
Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LAFree care at or below 275% FPL$1.9M$2.3MNot reported2024
Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LAFree care at or below 275% FPL$27.2M$84.7MNot reported2024
Palacios Community Medical CenterPalacios, TXFree care at or below 400% FPL$0.2M$2.3MNot reported2023
Parkview Medical Center, IncPueblo, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$8.8M$2.2MNot reported2024
Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.2M$7.5MNot reported2023
Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, MEFree care at or below 150% FPL$0.2M$1.1MNot reported2023
Phelps HospitalSleepy Hollow, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.9M$9.9MNot reported2023
Plainview HospitalPlainview, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.4M$1.5MNot reported2023
Pondera Medical CenterConrad, MTFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.0M$0.4MNot reported2023
Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$14.1M$20.3MNot reported2024
Primary Children's HospitalSalt Lake City, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$17.7M$12.3MNot reported2022
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, ALFree care at or below 200% FPL$15.6M$16.0MNot reported2023
Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.2M$3.5MNot reported2023
Rainy Lake Medical CenterInternational Falls, MNFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.2M$0.7MNot reported2023
Republic County HospitalBelleville, KSFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.3M$0.5MNot reported2023
Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MNFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.7M$4.6MNot reported2023
Ridgeview Sibley Medical CenterArlington, MNFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.0M$0.7MNot reported2023
Riverton HospitalRiverton, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$4.1M$13.7MNot reported2023
Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, ILFree care at or below 300% FPL$4.2M$6.7MNot reported2024
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VTFree care at or below 400% FPL$3.0M$5.9MNot reported2023
Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MDFree care at or below 250% FPL$9.0M$7.7MNot reported2024
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CAFree care at or below 450% FPL$1.8M$6.7MNot reported2023
Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$12.2M$13.4MNot reported2023
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas, NVFree care at or below 200% FPL$5.9M$19.3MNot reported2024
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CAFree care at or below 300% FPL$4.5M$12.6MNot reported2023
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.7M$4.7MNot reported2023
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.8M$8.0MNot reported2023
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$14.8M$24.6MNot reported2023
Sevier Valley HospitalRichfield, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$1.4M$2.1MNot reported2023
Shands JacksonvilleJacksonville, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$77.2M$67.7MNot reported2024
Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, ALFree care at or below 200% FPL$11.0M$13.8MNot reported2023
Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$11.7M$12.7MNot reported2024
Speare Memorial HospitalPlymouth, NHFree care at or below 300% FPL$0.4M$1.2MNot reported2024
Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill, LAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.2M$1.4MNot reported2023
St Catherine Of Siena HospitalSmithtown, NYFree care at or below 300% FPL$3.1M$4.6MNot reported2023
St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson, NYFree care at or below 300% FPL$3.6M$4.2MNot reported2023
St Elizabeth HospitalFort Morgan, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$3.0M$0.6MNot reported2024
St Francis Hospital - The Heart CenterRoslyn, NYFree care at or below 300% FPL$9.3M$6.5MNot reported2023
St James HospitalButte, MTFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.8M$1.9MNot reported2023
St Joseph HospitalBangor, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.5M$8.4MNot reported2023
St Joseph HospitalNashua, NHFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.0M$11.3MNot reported2023
St Joseph Regional Medical CenterLewiston, IDFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.6M$4.5MNot reported2024
St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$5.5M$14.2MNot reported2024
St Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$2.4M$4.7MNot reported2024
St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$2.1M$4.6MNot reported2024
St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MNFree care at or below 100% FPL$3.0M$3.6MNot reported2023
St Lukes Hospital BethlehemBethlehem, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$22.8M$43.2MNot reported2024
St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne, PAFree care at or below 200% FPL$7.1M$8.9MNot reported2024
St Mary-corwin HospitalPueblo, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$4.4M$1.4MNot reported2024
St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, MEFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.4M$19.9MNot reported2023
St Thomas More HospitalCanon City, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.9M$0.8MNot reported2024
St Vincent's St ClairPell City, ALFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.7M$4.3MNot reported2024
St. George Regional HospitalSt George, UTFree care at or below 250% FPL$15.0M$31.8MNot reported2023
Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NCFree care at or below 100% FPL$4.2M$13.1MNot reported2023
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$21.1M$10.8MNot reported2023
Stone County Medical CenterMountain View, ARFree care at or below 150% FPL$0.1M$1.3MNot reported2023
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MAFree care at or below 300% FPL$2.7M$5.2MNot reported2023
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.0M$3.2MNot reported2023
Sutter Lakeside HospitalLakeport, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.2M$4.4MNot reported2023
Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.7M$0.8MNot reported2023
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$10.7M$30.0MNot reported2023
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.3M$12.5MNot reported2023
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.2M$7.1MNot reported2023
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.4M$8.9MNot reported2023
Swisher Memorial HospitalTulia, TXFree care at or below 100% FPL$1.0M$0.5MNot reported2023
Tallahassee Memorial HealthcareTallahassee, FLFree care at or below 200% FPL$16.3M$164.5MNot reported2023
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.7M$2.9MNot reported2023
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.6M$3.0MNot reported2024
Tampa General HospitalTampa, FLFree care at or below 300% FPL$102.5M$1.9MNot reported2023
Tampa General Hospital BrooksvilleBrooksville, FLFree care at or below 300% FPL$8.9M$40.2MNot reported2023
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth, TXFree care at or below 100% FPL$21.1M$20.2MNot reported2023
The Medical Center (bowling Green)Bowling Green, KYFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.4M$12.0MNot reported2024
The Medical Center At AlbanyAlbany, KYFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.2M$0.5MNot reported2024
The Medical Center At ScottsvilleScottsville, KYFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.3M$1.1MNot reported2024
The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head, NCFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.0M$12.0MNot reported2023
Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NCFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.1M$3.1MNot reported2023
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego, CAFree care at or below 100% FPL$24.7M$73.2MNot reported2024
Uchealth Grandview HospitalColorado Springs, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$1.8M$2.5MNot reported2024
Uchealth Greeley HospitalGreeley, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$7.6M$8.3MNot reported2024
Uchealth Highlands Ranch HospitalHighlands Ranch, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$6.0M$6.0MNot reported2024
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional HospitalWoodland Park, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$0.9M$1.4MNot reported2024
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs, COFree care at or below 250% FPL$2.7M$4.4MNot reported2023
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth BolingbrookBolingbrook, ILFree care at or below 100% FPL$11.1M$3.7MNot reported2023
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La GrangeLa Grange, ILFree care at or below 100% FPL$5.6M$2.2MNot reported2023
Ucsf Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CAFree care at or below 400% FPL$8.7M$5.3MNot reported2023
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CAFree care at or below 400% FPL$6.6M$5.5MNot reported2024
Uf Health Leesburg HospitalLeesburg, FLFree care at or below 200% FPL$8.2M$14.4MNot reported2024
Uf Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FLFree care at or below 100% FPL$74.2M$121.1MNot reported2024
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls, TXFree care at or below 100% FPL$26.7M$35.2MNot reported2023
Upmc AltoonaAltoona, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$5.0M$14.4MNot reported2024
Upmc CarlisleCarlisle, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$2.3M$4.5MNot reported2024
Upmc GreeneWaynesburg, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$0.0M$1.2MNot reported2024
Upmc HanoverHanover, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$2.6M$6.3MNot reported2024
Upmc JamesonNew Castle, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$2.0M$4.7MNot reported2024
Upmc MuncyMuncy, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$0.7M$3.2MNot reported2024
Upmc Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$15.6M$25.8MNot reported2024
Upmc SomersetSomerset, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$0.6M$2.7MNot reported2024
Upmc WellsboroWellsboro, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$1.4M$4.8MNot reported2024
Upmc WilliamsportWilliamsport, PAFree care at or below 300% FPL$5.2M$16.7MNot reported2024
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$2.6M$6.7MNot reported2023
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CAFree care at or below 200% FPL$1.9M$2.0MNot reported2024
Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NYFree care at or below 200% FPL$6.7M$10.5MNot reported2023
Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NCFree care at or below 200% FPL$3.7M$6.5MNot reported2023
Villages Regional Hospital, TheThe Villages, FLFree care at or below 200% FPL$4.1M$12.5MNot reported2024
Warren General HospitalWarren, PAFree care at or below 200% FPL$0.4M$1.5MNot reported2024
Washington Hospital, TheWashington, PAFree care at or below 100% FPL$0.4M$8.2MNot reported2024
West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WIFree care at or below 100% FPL$3.4M$10.1MNot reported2023
White River Medical CenterBatesville, ARFree care at or below 150% FPL$2.3M$10.4MNot reported2023
Wyandotte Hospital And Medical CenterWyandotte, MIFree care at or below 250% FPL$8.1M$4.5MNot reported2023

Note on reading this table

Charity care and bad debt figures are as reported by each hospital to CMS on Worksheet S-10 of its Medicare cost report, for the most recent year available (2022-2024). Free-care thresholds are as published in each hospital's financial assistance policy at the time of our review. Neither figure is audited by FairVisitHealth. A hospital's charity care as a percent of operating expenses is shown only where the cost report allowed the ratio to be computed. The two columns measure different things and a difference between them is not, by itself, evidence of any violation: eligibility depends on individual applications, and hospitals make all eligibility determinations.

Who is required to offer financial assistance?

Federal requirements under IRS Section 501(r) apply only to nonprofit hospitals, as a condition of federal tax exemption. Those requirements include maintaining a written financial assistance policy, accepting applications for at least 240 days after the first post-discharge billing statement, and limits on extraordinary collection actions before eligibility is checked.

Many public and for-profit hospitals also maintain financial assistance policies, and in some states charity care is required by state law for all hospitals regardless of ownership. A patient at any hospital may qualify under that hospital's published policy; the hospital makes the eligibility determination. Our state hubs summarize where state law adds protections beyond the federal baseline.

Sources: Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r) and implementing regulations (26 CFR 1.501(r)); state hospital financial assistance statutes as summarized on our state hub pages.

Questions this data answers

How much charity care did U.S. hospitals provide in 2023?

Hospitals filing CMS Medicare cost reports reported $29.6 billion in charity care for tax year 2023, across 4,178 reporting hospitals. Source: CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10, hospital-reported cost-report filings.

What is the difference between charity care and bad debt?

Charity care is care a hospital wrote off under its financial assistance policy, meaning the hospital decided the patient qualified for free or discounted care and did not pursue the bill. Bad debt is billed care the hospital pursued for payment and then wrote off as uncollectible, often after billing statements or collection activity. On CMS Worksheet S-10 hospitals report the two separately. In 2023 hospitals reported $29.6 billion in charity care and $50.5 billion in bad debt, so about $20.9 billion more in unpaid bills was pursued than was forgiven. Source: CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10.

Do most hospitals write off more bad debt than charity care?

Yes, as reported to CMS. In tax year 2023, 82.9% of the 4,178 hospitals reporting on CMS Worksheet S-10 reported more bad debt than charity care. That share has been above 82% in every year from 2019 through 2023. Source: CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10.

Do for-profit and public hospitals have to offer charity care?

Federal IRS Section 501(r) requirements, including the written financial assistance policy, the 240-day application window, and limits on extraordinary collection actions, apply only to nonprofit hospitals as a condition of tax exemption. Many public and for-profit hospitals also maintain financial assistance policies, and in some states charity care is required by state law for all hospitals. Patients may qualify under a hospital's published policy regardless of ownership type; each hospital makes its own eligibility determination. Sources: Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r); state hospital financial assistance statutes.

Methodology and sources

CMS HCRIS Worksheet S-10

National, state, and hospital-level charity care and bad debt figures come from Worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report, published by CMS in the Healthcare Cost Report Information System (HCRIS). Figures are reported by each hospital and cover tax years 2019 through 2023 nationally; hospital-level rows use each hospital's most recent available filing (2022-2024). Dollar amounts are nominal.

IRS Form 990, Schedule H

For nonprofit hospitals, IRS Form 990 Schedule H filings provide the community-benefit context in which charity care is reported to the IRS, and inform how we describe nonprofit obligations under Section 501(r).

Published financial assistance policies

Free-care income thresholds are taken from each hospital's published financial assistance policy (FAP) page or policy document. Each hospital profile in our directory records the date the policy was last reviewed by our team; policies change, and the hospital's current published policy always controls.

What we do not do

All figures are as reported by hospitals to CMS and the IRS, or as published by hospitals in their own policies. FairVisitHealth does not audit these figures. This report presents reported data side by side; it does not allege noncompliance by any hospital. Eligibility for financial assistance is determined solely by each hospital.

Machine-readable copy of the underlying policy dataset: /data/charity-care-policies.json. Report data generated 2026-08-26.

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