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...
by CCAHC | 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...
by CCAHC | Dec 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
On behalf of the thousands of patients and employees in Connecticut’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), I am writing to express deep concern for a recent 6 percent tax imposed on same-day surgeries that I fear puts patient access to valuable care at risk. The ASC...
by CCAHC | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Connecticut General Assembly recently imposed a deeply flawed 6-percent provider tax on same-day surgical procedures at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the state. These centers are a vital part of Connecticut’s health care system, performing an...
by CCAHC | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Connecticut General Assembly recently imposed a deeply flawed 6-percent provider tax on same-day surgical procedures at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the state. These centers are a vital part of Connecticut’s health care system, performing an...
by CCAHC | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ambulatory surgery centers are extremely important to Connecticut’s health care delivery system, offering more convenient same-day surgical care at a lower cost. Despite this, the General Assembly put ASCs across Connecticut at risk by recently imposing a 6 percent...
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