One form of payment assistance that some drug treatment facilities may give to their clients is an adjustable fee scale. If a client can afford some degree of self-payment, these facilities provide help on a case-by-case basis which can lower the cost of treatment so that it can be afforded by that particular person. This typically works like this: the individual will have to meet certain criteria and requirements for payment help and will have to provide proof of income, information about how many dependents they have, what their household overhead is, etc. Based off this family and financial information admissions admins can determine what that client will need to pay, using a sliding scale.
As an example, if someone in Milo makes $18K a year, has 3 dependent children they are supporting and $800 in monthly bills they may only need to pay $1000 for treatment, whereas an individual who has no dependents and makes $30,000 a year with no overhead will pay much more.
Even when sliding fee scales are offered, clients may need to seek further assistance to afford this discounted amount. Intake administrators can help individuals or family who are footing the bill for rehab apply for financing from a third party lender, and in mostcases this money doesn't need to be repaid until after the client finishes rehab.