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What is Hill-Burton?

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What is Hill-Burton?

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Hill-Burton is a federal law which requires that any facility which used federal funds to build, expand or renovate its facilities must provide a percentage of its services free or at a low charge. The amount of funds available for Hill-Burton care is set each year and is used on a first-come, first-served basis. Since facilities are not required to provide free or low cost services beyond the percentage specified in the law, all the Hill-Burton care available in a facility tends to be used early in the year. Hill-Burton facilities must provide emergency treatment. In a very real sense, the amount of free or low cost care Hill-Burton facilities are obligated to provide repays the federal government for the investment. The obligation to provide Hill-Burton care ends a period of years after the government investment.