Total number of health care provider taxes in state fiscal years 2008 through 2012

State Total number of health care provider taxes in state fiscal year 2008 Total number of health care provider taxes in state fiscal year 2009 Total number of health care provider taxes in state fiscal year 2010 Total number of health care provider taxes in state fiscal year 2011 Total number of health care provider taxes in state fiscal year 2012
Alabama 2 2 3 3 3
Alaska 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona 1 1 1 1 1
Arkansas 1 1 3 3 3
California 2 2 2 4 4
Colorado 1 2 4 4 4
Connecticut 1 1 1 1 4
Delaware 0 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 1 2 4 4 4
Florida 0 3 2 2 2
Georgia 2 2 2 3 3
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 0 2 3 3 4
Illinois 3 3 3 3 5
Indiana 2 2 2 2 3
Iowa 1 1 2 4 4
Kansas 1 1 2 2 2
Kentucky 4 4 4 4 4
Louisiana 4 4 4 4 4
Maine 4 4 4 4 4
Maryland 2 3 4 4 4
Massachusetts 3 3 3 3 3
Michigan 3 3 2 2 2
Minnesota 5 5 5 5 5
Mississippi 5 5 4 4 4
Missouri 3 3 3 3 4
Montana 2 2 2 2 2
Nebraska 1 1 1 1 2
Nevada 1 1 1 1 1
New Hampshire 3 3 3 3 3
New Jersey 6 6 6 7 7
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0
New York 4 4 6 6 7
North Carolina 2 2 2 4 4
North Dakota 1 1 1 1 1
Ohio 3 3 4 3 3
Oklahoma 1 1 1 3 3
Oregon 3 3 3 3 3
Pennsylvania 5 5 5 5 5
Rhode Island 5 5 4 4 4
South Carolina 1 2 2 2 2
South Dakota 1 1 1 1 1
Tennessee 3 3 3 4 4
Texas 1 1 1 1 1
Utah 2 2 2 3 3
Vermont 5 5 5 5 6
Virginia 0 0 0 0 1
Washington 0 0 3 3 3
West Virginia 16 16 16 7 7
Wisconsin 2 5 5 5 5
Wyoming 0 0 0 1 1
Total Taxes 119 131 144 147 159

Source: GAO analysis of state-reported data. | GAO-15-227SP
 
Note: When counting the total number of taxes, we did not count a tax more than once when a tax was levied using different tax rates during a given year.

 


Definition
 
Health care provider taxes are taxes, licensures or other fees, assessments, or other mandatory payments, imposed on health care services or providers, as defined in Section 1903 of the Social Security Act and in 42 C.F.R. § 433.55 - Health Care-Related Taxes Defined.