Colorado HB 1293: Tax Sick People to Create a Hospital Slush Fund

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

So says Linda Gorman in a new Issue Backgrounder on this bill.  Here's the summary: Adds a tax of as much as 5.5 percent (the tax is called a “fee” in the bill) to every patient’s hospital bill. The potential revenue raised from the patient tax could cost Colorado’s citizens more ...