If you do not have health insurance, please schedule an appointment with one of our Certified Application Counselors who will meet with you and help you apply for MassHealth and other public insurance programs. You may qualify for coverage regardless of your immigration status. We can help you apply and determine your options.
No one will be denied access to services due to inability to pay; there is a discounted/sliding fee schedule available based on family size and income.
If you are not covered by insurance at the time of your visit, you may be responsible for payment.
Co-payments are payments that are determined by your insurance coverage or income and all payments, including co-payments, are expected at the time of service. We accept cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa.
Please bring your insurance card to every visit. Please let us know if you have had any changes in your insurance so that we can bill correctly for your care.
It is important that you keep your insurance active so that you do not have any time without insurance coverage. Here are some tips:
NOTICE TO ALL PATIENTS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING PAYMENT OF SERVICES
Payment for services is expected at the time of your visit. If you are unable to pay, you may be eligible for financial relief under programs of public assistance, payments, and/or discounts for services based on your family size and income under CRCH’s Sliding Fee Discount Program.
To determine your eligibility, please ask for a Certified Application Counselor to apply for these programs, including:
Masshealth/C3
Connector Care
the Health Safety Net
the Children’s Medical Security Plan
Medical Hardship Program
Sliding Fee Discount Program
Please speak to any of our Front Desk and Health Benefits representatives for further information and assistance, including your right to receive your notification of eligibility decision and to request a hearing if you do not agree with the decision.
Health Benefits Representatives are located at these sites:
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Joseph M. Smith Building
495 Western Ave., Brighton, MA 02135
(617)-783-0500
43 Foundry Ave., Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 693-3800
Charles River Community Health as a federally qualified health center, is a FTCA deemed Section 330 Health Center and a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). CRCH’s FTCA Deeming letter.
