State Budget
On July 17, Gov. Ted Strickland signed the 2010-2011 state budget bill, which includes a $145 million tax on Ohio’s hospitals. This tax jeopardizes the jobs and care hospitals provide, stressing an already stretched health care safety net in Ohio.
Though hospitals will recoup approximately 80 cents for every dollar they pay in assessments in the aggregate, most hospitals in the state will actually receive less than 50 cents on the dollar. A new OHA task force is working to seek equity in the new hospital tax. A second task force is making long-term recommendations on policy and strategy to safeguard hospitals’ future state budget interests.
State operating budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
No related legislation.
Template Letter to Governor & State Legislators
September 8, 2009:
Write the governor and your state legislators today to express your disapointment with the new hospital tax.
Template Letter
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