The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association is advancing a proposal to institute a hospital provider tax that would help close a budget shortfall for the state's Medicaid program, according to a Bloomberg report.
The specifics of the proposal have not been released as it has not yet been presented to lawmakers.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has said she doesn't believe a tax could raise enough money to close the shortfall and that a cut in Medicaid enrollment is being pursued.
Read the Bloomberg report on an Arizona provider tax.
Read more coverage on provider taxes:
- Legislation Would Allow Critical Access Hospitals to Include Full Cost of Provider Taxes for Medicare Reimbursements
- Georgia House Approves 1.45% Tax on Hospitals, Removes Surgery Centers From Provision
The specifics of the proposal have not been released as it has not yet been presented to lawmakers.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has said she doesn't believe a tax could raise enough money to close the shortfall and that a cut in Medicaid enrollment is being pursued.
Read the Bloomberg report on an Arizona provider tax.
Read more coverage on provider taxes:
- Legislation Would Allow Critical Access Hospitals to Include Full Cost of Provider Taxes for Medicare Reimbursements
- Georgia House Approves 1.45% Tax on Hospitals, Removes Surgery Centers From Provision