2. The Hill-Burton Act:

a. was a New Deal act providing health insurance to the poor.
b. provided for state matching funds to establish health clinics.
c. provided federal support for the construction of new hospitals.
d. Answers (a) and (b) are correct.

I'm torn between (c) and (d)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill%E2%80%93Burton_Act

d? a is totally incorrect, it was passed in 1946.
b? I don't know exactly what "matching" means, it is unclear. However, in Hill-Burton, the federal govt provided 1/3, state 1/3, local 1/3 funds.
c. true.
I have tried to figure out why you fixated on a and b. Did you do any reading. The wiki summary is fairly good.

To determine the correct answer to the question, it would be helpful to understand what the Hill-Burton Act was.

The Hill-Burton Act, officially known as the Hospital Survey and Construction Act, was passed by the United States Congress in 1946. Its primary goal was to provide federal support for the construction of new hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Now, let's evaluate the given answer options:

a. was a New Deal act providing health insurance to the poor.
The New Deal was a series of programs and policies implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression, but the Hill-Burton Act was not a New Deal act. Therefore, option (a) is incorrect.

b. provided for state matching funds to establish health clinics.
The Hill-Burton Act did not specifically address state matching funds or the establishment of health clinics. Therefore, option (b) is incorrect.

c. provided federal support for the construction of new hospitals.
This option accurately reflects the main purpose of the Hill-Burton Act. The Act authorized federal grants and loans to assist in the construction and modernization of hospitals and healthcare facilities. Many communities benefited from the Act's provisions, leading to the increase in the number of hospitals nationwide. Therefore, option (c) is a correct statement.

d. Answers (a) and (b) are correct.
Given that option (a) is incorrect and option (b) is also incorrect, option (d) cannot be the correct answer.

Based on this analysis, the correct answer is (c), which states that the Hill-Burton Act provided federal support for the construction of new hospitals.