by CCAHC | Apr 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Late last year, the state of Connecticut implemented a deeply flawed 6 percent tax on same-day surgical procedures at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the state. Data show that this tax will reduce patients’ access to the high quality, cost-effective,...
by CCAHC | Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
In October, the state of Connecticut implemented a 6 percent provider tax on same-day surgeries at ambulatory surgery centers. Although this misguided and widely opposed tax is relatively new, patients, taxpayers and the state’s health care system will soon begin to...
by CCAHC | Mar 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
A new “double tax” in the health care industry is being seriously reconsidered by the state legislature. Lawmakers are currently debating a bill that would repeal the new provider tax on ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Last year, a 6 percent provider tax was placed...
by CCAHC | Mar 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
HARTFORD – Connecticut Citizens for Affordable Health Care (CCAHC) – a broad coalition of health professionals and patient advocates mobilizing to preserve patient access to community-based surgical care – today commended Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee...
by CCAHC | 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...
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