Jackson Health Systems Violation of Hill-Burton Community Service Obligation

Executive Summary

Complaint filed by Florida Legal Services, Inc. with the Office of Civil Rights against the Jackson Health System, Miami-Dade County’s publicly funded health care system. The complaint alleges that JHS is violating requirements governing billing and collection policies of non-profit health providers for low-income patients. This complaint includes a description of individual consumer cases, documenting how JHS has failed to ensure that beneficiaries of its charity care program receive services and admission without discrimination.