title: Federal health planning, part 1: legislative background.
abstract: U.S. federal health planning legislation is discussed. The Hill-Burton, Comprehensive Health Planning and Regional Medical programs--early legislative initiatives in health planning--are described, and their effectiveness is discussed.
mesh_terms: D005380:Financing, Government; D006285:Health Planning; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D014481:United States