Columbus patients have a right most Ohioans never hear about: Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program has helped eligible patients with hospital bills for decades.
Call 1-888-220-5675No upfront cost for the initial review. Your information is kept confidential.
Central Ohio's healthcare market is anchored by major academic and nonprofit systems with some of the most structured financial-assistance programs in the Midwest — including Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP), which can reduce or eliminate hospital charges for patients at or below the poverty level. The catch is that patients must know to apply, and bills are often sent to collections while applications sit unfiled. Columbus also sees heavy balance-billing from specialists and labs that bill separately from the hospital, fragmenting one episode of care into five or six statements. We assemble the full picture, apply every available program, and negotiate what remains.
Our Columbus office41 S High St, Suite 2400Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program can reduce or eliminate hospital charges for lower-income patients. Eligibility rules are specific — we determine whether your balance qualifies and file the application for you.
Surgeon, anesthesiologist, facility, labs, imaging, and pathology all bill separately. We audit the entire episode as one case, which is how errors and overcharges actually get found.
Yes, across Ohio — and nationwide.
No upfront cost for the initial review. Call, or request a call back and we'll reach you the same day.