Medicaid uncertainty looms over new CT hospital tax deal talks

CT Mirror – Tuesday, April 7, 2026
By Keith M. Phaneuf

After watching a state tax designed to boost hospitals actually siphon more than $1.6 billion from the industry, Connecticut officials spent the past seven years trying to stem the bleeding, if not reverse the damage altogether.

But now, even as the industry seeks a new multiyear financial arrangement with Connecticut, both are threatened by huge cuts in federal Medicaid assistance.

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