You are eligible to apply for Hill-Burton free care if your income is at or below the current Federal Poverty Guide-
lines. You may be eligible for Hill-Burton reduced-cost care if your income is as much as two times (triple for
nursing home care) the HHS Poverty Guidelines. Facilities may require you to provide documentation that verifies
your eligibility, such as proof of income.

Care at Hill-Burton obligated facilities is not automatically free or reduced-cost. You must apply at the admissions or business office at an obligated facility and be found eligible to receive free or reduced-cost care. You may apply before or after you receive care — you may even apply after a bill has been sent to a collection agency. Only facility
costs are covered, not your private doctors’ bills.

Some facilities may use different eligibility standards and procedures. They are identified on the Hill-Burton list of obligated facilities as PFCA, CFCA, UACA and 515. Their programs may be called either a free care, charity care, discounted services, indigent care, etc.

Hill-Burton facilities must post a sign in their admissions and business offices and emergency room that notifies
the public that free and reduced-cost care is available. When you apply for Hill-Burton care, the obligated facility must provide you with a written statement that tells you what free or reduced-cost care services you will get or
why you have been denied.