The legislation now moves to Governor Beverly Perdue for approval.
Under the plan, hospitals will pay a $215 million annual assessment, which will be used to draw additional federal matching funds for the Medicaid program. Hospitals will recoup $370 million through reimbursements as a result of the tax, and the state Department of Health and Human Services will receive $43 million, according to the report.
Read the NBC-17 report on the North Carolina hospital provider fee.
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