Hospital Association says tax increase would be ‘devastating’

Connecticut Inside Investigator – Monday, June 2, 2025
By Alex Appel

The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) warns that proposed tax increases on hospitals will be “devastating” in a press statement. The new law will increase taxes on hospitals by $375 million, according to the CHA. This is a higher increase than the original budget that Gov. Ned Lamont proposed earlier this year, which the CHA also spoke against.

“The tax increase on hospitals and proposed cuts to healthcare providers contained in this budget will be devastating for hospitals, their workforce, and their patients,” the CHA said in a press release. “It will leave hospitals facing a staggering cut of hundreds of millions of dollars, while the state uses federal dollars to balance its budget without any action to increase Medicaid reimbursement for care provided to patients in hospitals. These policies will move Connecticut backward in our collaborative efforts to make healthcare more affordable and accessible.”

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