Hill-Burton compliance attainable for most healthcare facilities.
To qualify for Hill-Burton funds, healthcare facilities must provide uncompensated services to people unable to pay and must prove fulfillment of this requirement. As a result, healthcare facilities incur administrative costs in compliance with Hill-Burton regulations. Are these administrative costs a significant portion of operating costs? In a recent study, it was determined that on average, actual estimated costs per facility were below the target estimate. However, it was also determined that small facilities, especially long-term and "other," do find compliance more burdensome.
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008489:Medical Indigency; D014481:United States