This change may effect your benefits and new authorizations for treatment may be required. Medicare WMH is a participating provider for Medicare and accepts assignment of covered benefits. After Medicare pays their portion of the charges, the hospital billing office will bill your supplemental insurance based on the information you provided during the registration process. You will receive a letter from the hospital notifying you of your responsibility if there are any balances after Medicare and your supplemental insurance payments. Community Care Patients who are unable to pay for hospital service are welcome to apply for the hospital's Community Care program.
Eligibility is based on household income, family size and the financial resources of the household.
To be eligible for assistance, the patient must also be a legal resident of Waukesha County. Federal poverty income guidelines are used as the basis for eligibility. The Community Care program involves only select hospital charges. Some services provided by the hospital are not included in this program. In addition, physician's fees are not included in the hospital's Community Care program.