Missouri Senate Votes to Extend Hospital Taxes

The Missouri Senate has passed legislation to extend hospital taxes two more years from its Sept. 30 expiration, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

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The legislation would extend other healthcare taxes four years. Together, these taxes are estimated to produce $3 billion per year for Missouri’s Medicaid program. 

The House will now vote on the legislation.

Read the Bloomberg Businessweek report on healthcare taxes.

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