Updated September 2, 2026. Quick answer: At a Vermont large health-care facility, an uninsured qualifying patient receives a 100% discount at or below 250% FPL and at least 40% off the amount generally billed from 250% through 400% FPL.
This guide is limited to the cited Vermont hospital-assistance source and its stated scope.
What changes in Vermont
- At a Vermont large health-care facility, an uninsured qualifying patient receives a 100% discount at or below 250% FPL and at least 40% off the amount generally billed from 250% through 400% FPL.
- For a qualifying insured patient, the policy waives all out-of-pocket cost at or below 250% FPL and provides at least a 40% discount from 250% through 400% FPL.
- At or below 600% FPL, the policy provides catastrophic assistance when facility medical charges exceed 20% of household income, reducing the amount due to 20% of household income.
Where this rule stops
The statute applies to a large health-care facility and its specified Vermont-residency categories; it is not a universal rule for every provider.
How to verify before you apply
- Identify the hospital or facility covered by the source and obtain its current policy.
- Ask for the current written policy and application instructions.
- Compare the policy with the official source below before relying on any threshold, discount, or deadline.
Related hospital-assistance guides
Primary source
Read 18 Vermont Statutes Annotated § 9482. Verify the current official text and the facility’s current policy before acting; this is a source-backed planning guide, not individualized legal advice.