Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Financial Assistance Program · About this organization
What you get
Full or partial discounts on emergency and medically necessary hospital charges. This does not pay your household bills.
How to start
Fill in the online application or email the completed form with income proof for everyone in your household and identification documents.
Good to know
- You need at least $500 left to pay after insurance and other payments.
- Discounts use an income scale up to 600% of the federal poverty level, or 400% for Hughes Spalding.
The details, as published
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta offers full or partial discounts on eligible emergency and medically necessary inpatient or outpatient charges. The 2026 application uses a sliding scale through 600% of the federal poverty level for CHOA and through 400% for Hughes Spalding, with a patient balance of at least $500 after third-party payments. A parent or guardian may apply online or submit the current form with income and identification documents before, during, or after care. The policy applies to eligible hospital charges and does not pay rent, food, transportation, or other household expenses.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Assistance Program — household bills and cash assistance
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta offers full or partial discounts on eligible emergency and medically necessary inpatient or outpatient charges. The 2026 application uses a sliding scale through 600% of the federal poverty level for CHOA and through 400% for Hughes Spalding, with a patient balance of at least $500 after third-party payments. A parent or guardian may apply online or submit the current form with income and identification documents before, during, or after care. The policy applies to eligible hospital charges and does not pay rent, food, transportation, or other household expenses.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Eligible emergency and medically necessary CHOA inpatient and outpatient charges
Does not cover
- Charges from providers or entities not covered by the policy
- Household living expenses
- The benefit is a percentage discount on eligible charges, not a fixed cash award.
- Financial-assistance periods and account treatment follow the hospital policy.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Financial Assistance Program — medical and insurance costs
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta offers full or partial discounts on eligible emergency and medically necessary inpatient or outpatient charges. The 2026 application uses a sliding scale through 600% of the federal poverty level for CHOA and through 400% for Hughes Spalding, with a patient balance of at least $500 after third-party payments. A parent or guardian may apply online or submit the current form with income and identification documents before, during, or after care. The policy applies to eligible hospital charges and does not pay rent, food, transportation, or other household expenses.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Eligible emergency and medically necessary CHOA inpatient and outpatient charges
Does not cover
- Charges from providers or entities not covered by the policy
- Household living expenses
- The benefit is a percentage discount on eligible charges, not a fixed cash award.
- Financial-assistance periods and account treatment follow the hospital policy.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. CHOA is a pediatric health system and the financial-assistance policy covers emergency or medically necessary care without a diagnosis exclusion; eligible B-ALL charges are within that rule.
Age
Age 0 to age 21, measured at treatment period.
- CHOA is pediatric; exact age limits can vary by service and account. Confirm the treated patient’s eligibility.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Care must be furnished by a provider/entity covered by the policy.
- Applicants must cooperate with Medicaid, PeachCare, and other available coverage screening.
Financial need is required.
- CHOA: 100% discount at 0–400% FPL, 75% at 401–500%, and 50% at 501–600%.
- Household income as a percentage of the federal poverty level
- Hughes Spalding uses a separate scale through 400% FPL.
- The eligible patient balance must be at least $500 after third-party payments.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: The charges must be for eligible emergency or medically necessary care furnished by a covered CHOA entity..
- The charges must be for eligible emergency or medically necessary care furnished by a covered CHOA entity.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Georgia — Georgia — Georgia
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta facilities — Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta facilities
- Hughes Spalding Hospital — Hughes Spalding Hospital
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Complete the online application or current 2026 form.
- Provide identification, income, and household documentation and cooperate with coverage screening.
- Submit through an official channel and respond to requests for missing information.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Alternate documentation for unemployment, disability, support, no income, or self-employment when applicable
- Government-issued identification
- Most recent federal Form 1040
- Two most recent paystubs for each employed household member
- Approved assistance is applied as a discount to eligible hospital charges.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Available |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 23, 2026 |
- A current 2026 application and application channels were available on the official site.
- The application may be submitted before, during, or after care.
- The 2026 application says a determination may take up to 90 days.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Hughes Spalding follows a separate income scale and documentation rules.
- Independent professional charges may be outside the policy.
- The program discounts eligible medical charges; it does not provide cash or pay household expenses.
- Are catastrophic discounts available above 600% FPL?
- Is the $500 balance threshold applied per account or episode?
- What is the current processing backlog?
- Which physician and professional charges are covered by the policy?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 23, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Bills and Insurance · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Financial Assistance Application 2026 · checked Aug 27, 2026