For Strengthening Healthcare Across Connecticut
Thank You, Governor Lamont and Lawmakers
A Pivotal Step Forward for Healthcare Sustainability in Connecticut
The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) applauds the Connecticut General Assembly’s advancement of a state budget that includes a new, patient-focused hospital tax model with key provisions to strengthen the sustainability of healthcare statewide.
“We are deeply grateful to bipartisan lawmakers and Governor Lamont for their leadership, partnership, and commitment to putting patients first. This a breakthrough for healthcare in Connecticut — a major milestone for healthcare access, affordability, and preserving the high-quality care for which Connecticut is recognized in every community,” said Jennifer Jackson, CEO, CHA.
“Connecticut hospitals, state leaders, and the governor’s administration worked together to advance the new hospital tax model, critical to local hospital sustainability, and to develop policies included in the budget to slow healthcare cost growth while building on the Connecticut hospitals’ strong financial assistance programs. Together, these efforts will strengthen patient care, support hospital stability, and protect access to essential services and jobs across the state.”
A New Patient-Focused Hospital Tax Model
Delivering Real Impact for Patients and Communities
The new hospital tax model will direct additional resources back into patient care, strengthen the stability of local hospitals, protect high-quality care, preserve vital healthcare jobs, improve affordability, and ensure continued access to essential services across the state.
Meeting a Critical Moment for Healthcare Stability
This is a pivotal step forward for our state and the way it supports healthcare. At a time when hospitals face growing pressures from Medicaid underpayment and federal policy shifts that threaten their stability, this plan advances a thoughtful approach that helps safeguard high-quality care, protect healthcare jobs, and ensure patients can access services in their communities.
A Strategic Investment in Healthcare and Medicaid
At its core, the new model ensures that taxes on hospitals function as an effective financing tool to support healthcare and Medicaid, bringing critical resources back into healthcare to benefit patients and communities. It represents a strategic investment in the future of care, helping preserve nationally recognized, high-quality care that defines Connecticut.
