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        <IncomeBasedCriteria>Part I, Line 3c: To be eligible for the charity care adjustment, a patient's income must not exceed 200% of the most current Poverty Income Guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. If income is greater that 120% of the poverty income guidelines not to exceed 200%, then the patient may be eligible for an adjustment based on a sliding scale (see Table 1 and Table 11), which are updated annually. If a household has a net worth (assets minus liabilities) of $25,000 or more, they are ineligible for charity care.</IncomeBasedCriteria>
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        <Explanation>Effective January 1, 2007, the Hospital and University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, INc. ("UHS") entered into a management service agreement for a period of five years. Under this agreement, UHS provides the Hospital the servies of certain key management personnel, including the Hospital Administrator, Chief Financial Officer, Chief nursing officer, and such other high level management personnel as the hospital and UHS may agree to in writing. UHS will be reimbursed for its direct expenses, including the salaries and benefits of the key employees. under the terms of the agreement, uhs has a responsibility to effectively manage the operations of the hospital in conjunction with the hospital's senior management under the overall direction and control of the hospital's board of directors.</Explanation>
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