What is the Catholic Health Healthcare Assistance Program (HAP)?
It is a program that allows persons to receive medically necessary services at no charge or reduced charge, if they are eligible, at Catholic Health facilities. It is not an insurance program and does not replace benefits and payments that are, or could be, received from government programs that pay for care. Some of these programs include Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, and Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC). HAP covers the cost of healthcare “forgiven” by Catholic Health hospitals and services for people who are unable (through private payment, employer payment, or public aid) to pay for healthcare services, or people unable to get healthcare because of limited resources, inadequate education, or discrimination. This program does not apply to Catholic Health long-term and home care programs.
