Number of new health care provider taxes in state fiscal years 2008 through 2012

State Total
new taxes
2008
Total new
taxes 2009
Total new
taxes 2010
Total new
taxes 2011
Total new
taxes 2012
Overall
Alabama 0 0 1 0 0 1
Arkansas 0 0 2 0 0 2
California 0 0 0 2 0 2
Colorado 0 1 2 0 0 3
Connecticut 1 0 0 0 3 4
District of Columbia 0 1 2 0 0 3
Florida 0 3 0 0 0 3
Georgia 0 0 0 2 0 2
Idaho 0 2 1 0 1 4
Illinois 0 1 0 0 2 3
Indiana 0 0 0 0 1 1
Iowa 0 0 1 2 0 3
Kansas 0 0 1 0 0 1
Maryland 0 1 1 0 0 2
Mississippi 0 0 1 0 0 1
Missouri 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nebraska 0 0 0 0 1 1
New Jersey 0 0 0 1 0 1
New York 0 0 2 0 1 3
North Carolina 0 0 0 2 0 2
Ohio 0 0 1 0 0 1
Oklahoma 0 0 0 2 0 2
Pennsylvania 2 0 1 0 0 3
South Carolina 1 1 0 0 0 2
South Dakota 1 0 0 0 0 1
Tennessee 0 0 0 1 0 1
Utah 0 0 0 1 0 1
Vermont 0 0 0 0 1 1
Virginia 0 0 0 0 1 1
Washington 0 0 3 0 0 3
Wisconsin 0 3 0 0 0 3
Wyoming 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total New Taxes 5 13 19 14 12 63

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.