# Chatuge Regional Hospital

Hospital in Hiawassee, GA. From the hospital's IRS filing, tax year 2024.

Chatuge Regional Hospital likely gives free care to households with a yearly income up to $19,950 for 1 person, $27,050 for 2, $34,150 for 3, $41,250 for 4, $48,350 for 5 or $55,450 for 6. It likely gives a discount to households with a yearly income up to $63,840 for 1 person, $86,560 for 2, $109,280 for 3, $132,000 for 4, $154,720 for 5 or $177,440 for 6.

The hospital makes the final decision.

| Household size | Free care if yearly income is up to | Discount if yearly income is up to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $19,950 | $63,840 |
| 2 | $27,050 | $86,560 |
| 3 | $34,150 | $109,280 |
| 4 | $41,250 | $132,000 |
| 5 | $48,350 | $154,720 |
| 6 | $55,450 | $177,440 |

Dollar amounts use the 2026 federal poverty guidelines.

## How to apply

- Call (706) 896-2222 and ask for financial assistance.
- [Financial assistance policy named in the IRS filing](https://WWW.UNIONGENERALHEALTHSYSTEM.COM/PATIE)
- We do not have the deadline yet. Apply as soon as you get a bill, and ask the billing office to pause collections while you apply.

## If you have insurance

If you have insurance, ask whether this policy helps with deductibles and copays.
Keep your insurance. Financial assistance covers bills from this one place only.

## State program in Georgia

### Indigent Care Trust Fund rules for disproportionate share hospitals (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-3-6-.03)

Some Georgia hospitals get extra state and federal money because they treat many low-income patients. These are called disproportionate share hospitals. As a condition of that money, the hospital must give free care to people with income below 125% of the federal poverty level. Between 125% and at least 200%, it must give free care or use a sliding fee scale. This covers only hospitals in the program, and the duty can stop once the hospital's spending on this care matches the money it got. The state does not post a simple list of which hospitals take part, so this site does not show it as a floor on any hospital's page. Ask the hospital if it takes part in the Indigent Care Trust Fund program.

Income levels in the program are free up to 125%, discount up to 200% of poverty level.

Applies to Georgia hospitals that receive disproportionate share hospital payments from the Indigent Care Trust Fund, public or private.

How to apply. Ask the hospital's financial counseling or patient accounts office whether it takes part in the Indigent Care Trust Fund program and for its application for free or reduced charge care. Participating hospitals must post how to apply and who to contact with complaints.

> provide services for no charge to persons with incomes below 125 percent of the federal poverty level

Source https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/111-3-6-.03, checked 2026-11-11

## Sources

- IRS Form 990 Schedule H, tax year 2024 https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/990/xml/2026/2026_TEOS_XML_03A.zip#202630759349300523_public.xml
- Policy link listed in the filing https://WWW.UNIONGENERALHEALTHSYSTEM.COM/PATIE

Last checked IRS filing for tax year 2024.

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