Connecticut voters unaware of new 6% tax on ASC procedures

Editor's Note

When polled earlier this month, 79% of Connecticut voters did not know a 6% tax on ambulatory surgery center (ASC) procedures had been implemented as part of their new state budget, the West Hartford News reports.

The tax, to be paid by service providers, could push 25% of ASCs into operating at a financial loss, according to the Connecticut Citizens for Affordable Health Care, the group that conducted the poll.

When told about the tax, 81% of respondents disapproved of it, and 84% said the tax was “wrong.”

HARTFORD >> The vast majority of Connecticut voters are unaware of a new 6 percent provider tax levied on same-day procedures and surgeries performed at ambulatory surgery centers, but most who learn of the tax oppose it, according to a poll released this week.