Charity Assistance

Updated Charity Care Policy
The philosophy of OSF HealthCare is that all people have a right to receive needed health care. Our doors are open to persons of every faith and ethnic background regardless of their ability to pay.

We provide help to patients in obtaining payment from third parties such as Medicaid and Medicare. If you are eligible for Medicaid, and you are not currently signed up, we can help you apply.

We also offer charity assistance for medically necessary services to persons who meet our financial terms and provide the necessary documents. OSF Charity Assistance may be applied for when there is a balance still due on an account after we have received payment from third party payers (like Medicaid, Medicare or an insurance company) and you feel you cannot pay the full balance.

To download the OSF Charity Assistance form, click here. To download the form in Spanish, click here. Please call our Patient Accounting department at 815.395-5070 with questions.