Letter to the Editor: Surgery Center Tax Problem

by | Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized

I would like to thank Dr. Thomas Rockoff for making us aware of the new gross-receipts tax on ambulatory surgery centers that was quietly imposed [Feb. 1, letter, “Surgery Center Tax Crippling”]. Not only is it the highest in the nation, it adds to the...

Letter to the Editor: Surgery Center Tax Crippling

by | Feb 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

During this past legislative session, a 6 percent gross-receipts tax on ambulatory surgery centers was passed. This tax, the highest in the nation, was imposed without a public hearing and no understanding of its impact on Connecticut’s health care system. Very...