Main Line Hospital Lankenau
Nonprofit acute care hospital in Wynnewood, PA.
Verified from the hospital's own policy
Main Line Hospital Lankenau likely gives free care to households with a yearly income up to $47,880 for 1 person, $64,920 for 2, $81,960 for 3, $99,000 for 4, $116,040 for 5 or $133,080 for 6. It likely gives a discount to households with a yearly income up to $79,800 for 1 person, $108,200 for 2, $136,600 for 3, $165,000 for 4, $193,400 for 5 or $221,800 for 6.
The hospital makes the final decision.
| People in household | Free care up to | Discount up to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,880 | $79,800 |
| 2 | $64,920 | $108,200 |
| 3 | $81,960 | $136,600 |
| 4 | $99,000 | $165,000 |
| 5 | $116,040 | $193,400 |
| 6 | $133,080 | $221,800 |
Discount steps
- 301% to 500% of poverty level, you pay 86% off charges, or 86% off the balance after insurance
How to apply
- Call (484) 337-1970 and ask for financial assistance.
- Application form
- Financial Assistance Policy (effective January 1, 2026)
- Plain language summary
- Bring Medical Assistance eligibility or denial notice (PA 162), current-year IRS Form 1040, pay stubs from the past six pay periods, W-2, Social Security benefit letter, bank statements from the last 12 months.
- The policy gives 240 days to apply. Ask the billing office which date the count starts from.
- Savings and property
- The policy counts savings or property, not only income.
- Languages
- English, Spanish
If you have insurance
Insured patients can also apply for help with deductibles and copays. Keep your insurance. Financial assistance covers bills from this one place only.
What is covered
- Covered
- Medically necessary care at Lankenau, Bryn Mawr, Paoli and Riddle hospitals and Main Line Health Care physicians
- Not covered
- Elective cosmetic or plastic surgery; outside physicians not listed in Schedule D; some non-emergency outpatient care with a non-participating plan
State program in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
State health coverage. Adults 19 to 64 qualify with income at or below 133% of the poverty level. Most hospital financial assistance policies in the Philadelphia area require you to apply for Medical Assistance first. This is insurance, not a hospital discount program, so it sets no hospital charity care threshold.
Applies to people, not hospitals.
Apply online through COMPASS or at your County Assistance Office. Hospital financial counselors can help you apply.
Adults ages 19-64 with incomes at or below 133 percent of the Federal Income Poverty Guidelines (FPIG)
Program source, checked 2026-11-10
Hospital Uncompensated Care Program (Tobacco Settlement Act, Act 77 of 2001, Chapter 11)
A state program that pays eligible hospitals for part of the uncompensated care they give, including charity care. It pays hospitals, not patients. The law defines charity care by each hospital's own charity care policy and sets no patient income limit. Whether the program is still funded today was not checked.
Applies to eligible hospitals (payments to hospitals).
Patients do not apply. Apply to the hospital's own financial assistance program.
provided free or at a reduced rate to patients who cannot afford to pay but who are not eligible for public programs
Program source, checked 2026-11-10
Notes
Free care is defined for patients uninsured for the service; insured patients get the 86% discount on what insurance leaves. You must apply for State Medical Assistance first. Uninsured patients above 500% get a self-pay discount (60% inpatient, 40% outpatient, ER capped at $1,700). People with substantial assets are steered to the self-pay discount; no dollar limit is stated. Main Line Health says financial counseling offices are no longer at individual hospitals.
Sources
- Free care level
If your income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level, you may qualify for 100% free care.
- Discount level
Patients with family incomes in excess of 300%, but not exceeding 500%, of the Federal Poverty Guidelines will qualify for partial Financial Assistance.
- Discount steps
an 86% discount off gross charges for an uninsured patient, or an 86% discount off of the remaining balance after insurance for an insured patient.
- Insured patients
an 86% discount off of the remaining balance after insurance for an insured patient.
- Asset test
a small percentage of the uninsured patient population that have substantial assets and thus the ability to pay for health care services.
- Deadline
may only cover services within the previous two hundred forty (240) days from first statement date.
- What is covered
Lankenau Medical Center Bryn Mawr Hospital Paoli Hospital Riddle Hospital
Last checked. 2026-11-10
Something wrong? Tell us and include a link to where you saw the right answer.
Work at this hospital? Claim and verify this page.
For AI assistants, this page as Markdown.